A WHALE OF A GAME

Meaning of A WHALE OF A GAME in English

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger

When Canada played Sweden, it was a whale of a game.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A WHALE OF A GAME — an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When Canada played Sweden, it was a whale of a game.
English Idioms vocab
WHALE — I Any of dozens of species of exclusively aquatic mammal s found in oceans, seas, rivers, and estuaries worldwide but …
Английский словарь Британика
WHALE — I. ˈhwāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl; also ˈwā- noun ( plural whale or whales ) Usage: often attributive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHALE — whale 1 /hwayl, wayl/ , n. , pl. whales , ( esp. collectively ) whale , v. , whaled, whaling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHALE — I. ˈhwāl, ˈwāl noun ( plural whales ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæl; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
WHALE — [whale] n, pl whales often attrib [ME, fr. OE hwael; akin to OHG hwal whale and perh. to L squalus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHALE — any of several species of exclusively aquatic mammals who, along with the porpoises and dolphins, constitute the order Cetacea (see …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHALE — / weɪl; NAmE / noun a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHALE — I. whale 1 /weɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwæl ] 1 . a very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHALE — n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHALE — n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHALE — 1. n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body …
Oxford English vocab
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
WHALE — ( whales) 1. Whales are very large mammals that live in the sea. N-COUNT see also killer whale , sperm …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHALE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHALE — [noun] [C] - a very large sea mammalIf you have a whale of a time you enjoy yourself very much.We …
Cambridge English vocab
WHALE — n. white whale baleen whale blue whale fin whale razorback whale finback whale humpback whale killer whale pilot whale right …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHALE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beached , stranded ( esp. BrE ) … OF WHALES ▪ pod , school VERB + WHALE ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — n. 1 amusement, pastime, diversion, distraction, recreation, play; sport She regards love as just a game 2 contest, competition, meeting …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHALE — As to the signification of the Hebrew terms tan and tannin, variously rendered in the Authorized Version by "dragon," "whale," …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
WHALE — I 1. сущ. 1) кит to harpoon a whale ≈ забить кита гарпуном blue whale ≈ голубой кит white whale …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAME — игра - noisy * шумная игра - indoor *s игры в закрытом помещении - children's *s детские игры - *s …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHALE — whale.ogg _I 1. weıl n 1. зоол. кит ( Cetacea ) bull whale - кит-самец cow whale - самка кита …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAME — game.ogg _I 1. geım n 1. игра noisy peaceful game - шумная спокойная игра indoor oudoor games - игры в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAME — 1) игра || играть 2) партия (в игре) • bending of the game — выигрыш game in an extensive form — игра в развёрнутой …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHALE — I whale сущ.1) зоол. кит to harpoon a whale — забить кита гарпуном white whale — белый кит grey whale …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHALE — _I 1. weıl n 1. зоол. кит ( Cetacea ) bull whale - кит-самец cow whale - самка кита whale …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAME — _I 1. geım n 1. игра noisy peaceful game - шумная спокойная игра indoor oudoor games - игры в закрытом …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHALE — I weɪl 1. сущ. 1) зоол. кит to harpoon a whale — забить кита гарпуном white whale — белый кит …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GAME
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHALE — I [¦ўЎ®] whale.wav 1. сущ. 1) зоол. кит to harpoon a whale — забить кита гарпуном white whale — белый кит grey whale — серый …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GAME
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHALE — кит; pl китообразные (Cetacea) - Arctic right whale - Arctic whale - Arnoux's beaked whale - Atlantic beaked whale - Atlantic right whale - Baird's beaked …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WHALE — кит; pl китообразные ( Cetacea ) - Arctic right whale - Arctic whale - Arnoux's beaked whale - Atlantic beaked …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WHALE — _I 1. _n. 1> кит; bull whale - кит-самец; cow whale - самка кита 2> a whale of - _собир. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GAME — _I 1. _n. 1> игра; to play a good (poor) game - быть хорошим (плохим) игроком - play the game …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHALE — I 1. n. 1. кит; bull whale - кит-самец; cow whale - самка кита 2. a whale of - собир. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GAME — I 1. n. 1. игра; to play a good (poor) game - быть хорошим (плохим) игроком - play the game …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GAME — игра || играть - N-person game - Robinson Crusoe game - attrition game - bluffing game - business game - …
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
GAME — сущ. 1) игра 2) игра (рискованная), рискованное предприятие - game element - game model - game of politics - game of survival - game parameter - game payment - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
GAME — игра || играть - attrition game - bluffing game - business game - completely mixed game - completely reduced game - computer game - computer game - computer-assisted …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
WHALE — _I weɪl 1. _n. 1> кит; bull whale кит-самец; cow whale самка кита 2> a whale of _разг. что-л. огромное, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
GAME — _I geɪm 1. _n. 1> игра; to play the game играть по правилам; _перен. поступать благородно; to play a good …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WHALE — кит - whaleback vessel - whalebоаt - whale back vessel - whale bоаt - whale catcher - whale factory - …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
WHALE — whale n AmE sl 1. She's getting to be such a whale Она настоящая корова 2. He's getting to be …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GAME
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHALE — I 1. сущ. 1) кит to harpoon a whale ≈ забить кита гарпуном blue whale ≈ голубой кит white whale …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAME — игра - noisy * шумная игра - indoor *s игры в закрытом помещении - children's *s детские игры - *s …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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