a heck of a

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a heck of a somebody/something

a surprisingly good person or thing a hell of a somebody/something It's a heck of a deal from a business standpoint. He's a great teacher, and besides that, he's a heck of a nice guy.

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There is every likelihood that the exhausting schedule will take its toll on weary French legs this evening - this is their fifth match in 18 days, which is a heck of a lot for a team packed with players over 30. Football: French may get weary in the end; WORLD CUP SPREADWISE by The Racing Post (London, England) Perhaps some of its methods were open to question but it did achieve a heck of a lot. Follow TDC lead by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) An FBI official said they had never faced an opponent like al-Qaeda, adding: "They are a heck of a lot smarter than the Mafia. Al Qaeda: Murder, Inc by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			a hand-me-down a handful a handle on a hang-up a hanger-on a happy accident a happy hunting ground a happy medium a hard nut a hard nut to crack a hard row to hoe a hard time a hard-on a has-been a hatchet job a hatchet man a head of steam a head start a heart of gold a heart of stone a heart-to-heart a heartbeat away from being a heavy date a heavy hitter A heavy purse makes a light heart a heck of a a heck of a lot of A hedge between keeps friendship green a hell of a a hell of a lot of a hell of a mess a helping hand a hen night a hidden agenda a high roller a high-flier a hit list a hit man a hold on a strong a hole card a hole in the wall a home away from home a home from home a home truth a honeymoon period a hop, skip, and a jump a hope chest a hornet's nest a horse of another different color a hostage to fortune a hot button			a hard row to hoe a hard row to hoe a hard row to hoe a hard row to hoe a hard time a hard-on A Hardware Programming Language A Hardware Programming Language A Harvest Biotech Foundation International a has-been a hatchet job a hatchet man a head of steam a head start A Healthier Wisconsin A Heart of Gold a heart of stone a heart-to-heart a heartbeat away from a heartbeat away from a heartbeat away from a heartbeat away from being a heartbeat from a heartbeat from a heartbeat from A Heartbreaking Choice A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius a heavy date a heavy hitter A heavy purse makes a light heart a heck of a a heck of a lot of A hedge between keeps friendship green A Heinlein Trio a hell of a a hell of a a hell of a a hell of a lot of a hell of a mess a helluva a helluva someone or something a helping hand a hen night a hen party a hidden agenda a high old a high old a high old a high old a high roller a high-flier a high-flyer A History of Violence a hit list a hit man a hold on a strong a hold on something a hole card a hole in the wall a home away from home a home away from home

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