Have a whale of a time Meaning in English

expression

US

HAV uh WHAYL uh TYM

UK

hav uh WAYL uv tym

التعريف

To enjoy yourself a lot and have a really fun, exciting, or memorable time.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal, enthusiastic idiom. Commonly used when talking about holidays, parties, or fun events. Not used in formal writing. The phrase means to have a lot of fun, not a small amount.

• Spanish: pasarlo en grande - divertirse muchísimo
• Portuguese (BR): divertir-se muito - curtir muito
• Portuguese (PT): divertir-se imenso - passar um ótimo momento
• Chinese (Simplified): 玩得非常开心
• Chinese (Traditional): 玩得非常開心
• Hindi: बहुत मज़े करना - खूब आनंद लेना
• Arabic: استمتع كثيرًا - قضى وقتًا رائعًا
• Bengali: দারুণ মজা করা - দুর্দান্ত সময় কাটানো
• Russian: здорово провести время - отлично повеселиться
• Japanese: 思いきり楽しむ - とても楽しい時間を過ごす
• Vietnamese: có khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời - vui cực kỳ
• Korean: 아주 신나게 놀다 - 정말 재미있는 시간을 보내다
• Turkish: çok eğlenmek - harika vakit geçirmek
• Urdu: خوب موج مستی کرنا - زبردست وقت گزارنا
• Indonesian: bersenang-senang sekali - sangat menikmati waktu

جمل نموذجية

We had a whale of a time at the amusement park.

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The kids had a whale of a time at the birthday party.

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You will have a whale of a time on your trip to Brazil.

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We just got back from the festival and honestly, we had a whale of a time!

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If you go to that concert, you're going to have a whale of a time.

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Last summer we rented a beach house and had a whale of a time together.

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