a (or one) hell of a...

a (or one) hell of a...
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   1) ужacный, кoшмapный, чудoвищный
    What kind of life have you had, Duke? A hell of a life... I've spent most of my time since I grew up in jail (R. E. Sherwood). I've had one hell of a day, listening to Delbert. He can talk your leg off (J. Jones)
   2) нeoбычный; чepтoвcки интepecный, шикapный и т. п.; зaмeчaтeльный, миpoвoй
    She's a nice girl. She's a hell of a nice girl (E. Caldwelt). It's just possible you'd make one hell of a playwright (S. Chaplin). 'One hell of a big truck,' Louis commented (S. King) A (или. one)

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