Meaning of the word "a whale of a" in English

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a whale of a

US /ə weɪl əv ə/
UK /ə weɪl əv ə/
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Idiom

1.

an extremely good or impressive example of something

Example:
We had a whale of a time at the party last night.
He's doing a whale of a job with the new project.
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