a peach of a
a peach of a (something)
An excellent, ideal, or exemplary type of thing. Thank you for that, Mrs. Dawkins, it was a real peach of a meal! They won the game in the final seconds with a peach of a field goal.
See also: of, peach
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a peach of a —
a particularly excellent or desirable thing of the kind specified. informalPeach has been used since the mid 18th century as a colloquial term for an attractive young woman and more generally since the mid 19th century for anything of exceptional quality.
1998 Spectator Neil Pollard…rode a peach of a race…to win the two-mile marathon.
See also: of, peach
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- a peach of a (something)
- par excellence
- hold (someone or something) up as an example
- hold up as an example
- in a million
- (something) in a million
- tout (someone or something) as
- tout as
- fit for a king
- be a peach