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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a beast of a" is a commonly-used phrase in English.
It is typically used to emphasize how something is very difficult, large, or impressive. For example: "That hill is a beast of a climb!".
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A beast of a book.
A beast of a football club walks on egg shells.
"He described Trent as a beast of a running back.
M. W. Turner" is a beast of a show.
He was a beast of a centre-half.
Boyd's stepfather, Terrell Thames, calls his stepson a "beast of a kid".
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But it has the potential to be a beast of an app.
Mvula believes that she's written "a beast of an album in The Dreaming Room.
"Camel" is not (readers might be gladdened to learn) a reference to a beast of burden in Arab lands.
But the oil industry can be a beast of its own, regardless of a company's size.
The meat-dominated menu features a variety of steaks and a "beast of the day" (market price), like a suckling pig that revolves in a kitchen window.
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