of a
idiom
US, informal
—used to indicate that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing
her idiot of a husband
It is not that much of a problem.
It wasn't that difficult of a shot.
How big of a piece do you want?
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My first date with David, a friend of a friend and another Sagittarius, lasted for hours, going from dive bar to dive bar and then to his friend’s picnic to my friend’s birthday party.
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Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
But this -- a 38-yard interception return touchdown in the second quarter of a 40-22 Super Bowl LIX win over the Chiefs -- pushed DeJean to even bigger heights.
—Matt Breen The Philadelphia Inquirer, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
On the new season of The White Lotus, Patrick plays Saxon, the son of a wealthy businessman (Jason Isaacs) who is visiting a Thailand resort along with this wife (Parker Posey).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Once upon a time, a tiny cub in Peru climbed on to the branch of a orange tree.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
But this -- a 38-yard interception return touchdown in the second quarter of a 40-22 Super Bowl LIX win over the Chiefs -- pushed DeJean to even bigger heights.
—Matt Breen The Philadelphia Inquirer, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
On the new season of The White Lotus, Patrick plays Saxon, the son of a wealthy businessman (Jason Isaacs) who is visiting a Thailand resort along with this wife (Parker Posey).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Once upon a time, a tiny cub in Peru climbed on to the branch of a orange tree.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Of a.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20a. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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