whale of a time
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He said he had a "whale of a time" growing up despite having little money, living in a local community which "looked after each other".
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
He explains why it was actually a whale of a time.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2024
Some of the "surreal" sights that kept him going were "old men doing the Macarena" and an elderly DJ "having a whale of a time" at two community pubs.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021
“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” Kirk, Spock and company have a whale of a time in 1980s San Francisco in 35th anniversary screenings of this 1986 entry in the sci-fi franchise.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2021
Little they cared how wet I got, because then Mother could have a whale of a time being afraid I was taking pneumonia.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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