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heck of

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a heck of a someone/something
a surprisingly good person or thing. 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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a heck of a something
a very difficult activity or bad thing. We have a heck of a time putting the day's news into a half-hour program. That was a heck of a present – why would anyone think you wanted such an ugly painting?
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``To be in the middle of a playoff chase, to be playing a new position and to be hitting like he's doing, he's doing a heck of a job.
Fox News host Neil Cavuto on the NSA surveillance program: "Yes, it is not great to necessarily hear they're collecting our phone records, but it's a heck of a lot better than collecting our remains.
Michael Brown, the beleaguered recent head of FEMA, may have felt momentarily bucked up when President Bush spoke those now famous words: "You're doing a heck of a job, Brownie.
 
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