A Whale Of (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does A Whale Of (something) Idiom mean?

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a whale of (something) What does a whale of (something) mean?	an exceptionally good or large something	Everybody had a whale of a time at the birthday party.
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all in one breath What does "all in one breath" mean?	spoken rapidly while one is very excited	I told my friend about the accident all in one breath.

stick to one's ribs What does "stick to one's ribs" mean?	to last a long time and give one strength (used for food)	The food at the restaurant is wonderful and it sticks to our ribs.
(in) high gear What does "(in) high gear" mean?	at top speed, full activity	The preparations for his visit have been in high gear all week.
take attendance What does "take attendance" mean?	to record the names of persons who are attending school or something similar	After our teacher took attendance we began to do our math lesson.
In the dock What does "In the dock" mean?	If someone is in the dock, they are on trial in court.
get mad at (someone or something) What does "get mad at (someone or something)" mean?	to become angry with someone or something	I often get mad at my friend when he is late.
kill two birds with one stone What does "kill two birds with one stone" mean?	to succeed in doing two things by only one action	"Let`s have the meeting when we come to town to go shopping so that we can kill two birds with one stone."
tail between one`s legs What does "tail between one`s legs" mean?	feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened dog as it walks away)	The salesman was forced to leave the company with his tail between his legs after he lied about his sales figures.
a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms What does "a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms" mean?	a chance of rain/showers/thunderstorms	There was a risk of showers so we decided not to go on a picnic today.

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A Whale Of (something) Idiom