whale of a time
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"We only come up for the day to use it, we used to come as a family, it's lovely up here, we would always have a whale of a time," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
Irrefutably male Craig and Trevor prowl the streets of a very soundstagey New York, mansplaining their magnificence, and Sharp and Jackson have a whale of a time butching it up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
You may sound childish to me, declining to actually swear and all, but you seem to be having a whale of a time, and we could all use a little fun these days.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2021
The good news is the Tyrells are headed by Dame Diana Rigg, who is having a whale of a time.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 14, 2019
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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