a deuce of a
a deuce of a (something)
An exceptionally bad or difficult thing, activity, or person. This is a deuce of an assignment—I can't understand the first thing about it! Boy, that is a deuce of a haircut. You're going to go out in public like that?
See also: deuce, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a (or the) deuce of a —
something very bad or difficult of its kind. 1933 John Galsworthy The End of the Chapter It seems there's a deuce of a fuss in the Bolivian papers.
See also: deuce, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- a deuce of a (something)
- deuce
- tell me about it
- if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck
- quack
- be no bad thing
- be no bad thing...
- genuine
- genuine article
- the genuine article