be one hell of a (person or thing)
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"Hell of a," used to create good or bad emphasis, is often contracted colloquially as "helluva."
1. To be exceptionally good, exciting, or interesting. Marty sure is one helluva guy, always willing to lend his friends a hand! Two cars for the price of one? That's one hell of a deal! That was one hell of an action movie. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!
2. To be exceptionally bad or difficult. This is one hell of a math assignment—I can't understand the first thing about it! Eesh, that is one helluva haircut. You're going to go out in public like that? Oh, it was one hell of a flight all right—three hours of nothing but turbulence!
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