whale of a time

A very enjoyable experience, as in We had a whale of a time in Puerto Rico. This idiom alludes to the largest mammal to describe something very large and impressive. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Molle	-	Medieval English
Nadia (1)	NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)	French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Douglas	['dʌgləs]
Chambers	['tʃeimbəz]
Barry	BAR-ee, BER-ee	Irish, English
Orville	['ɔ:vil]