hell of a
idiomDefinition of hell of a
informal + somewhat impolite
1
—used to make a statement more forceful It was one hell of a good fight.He is one hell of a nice guy.
2
: very good
She's a hell of a player.
3
: very bad or difficult
We've been having a hell of a time trying to finish on schedule. This is a hell of a mess we're in.