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The phrase "a cracker of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is excellent or outstanding, often in a positive context.
Example: "That was a cracker of a match, with both teams playing exceptionally well."
Alternatives: "a fantastic" or "an excellent".
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It's also a cracker of a read.
The good news about Love Actually is that Nighy is barnstormingly brilliant: hilarious in every scene with a cracker of a laugh in every line.
The Egg in Bath always puts on a cracker of a family show and this year it's Hattie Naylor's The French Detective and the Blue Dog.
Offering up a cracker of a tale, before going off on a tangent, he adds enough "anyways" and "sos" to make the more dramatic revelations relatable.
Nazeem Hussain is back on the comedy stage with his latest show, Hussain in the Membrane, following a cracker of a year in 2015.
Nonetheless, this was a cracker of a tournament, won by Coco Basile's chirpy young Argentina side, a new group seeking redemption for their country after the previous generation had stunk out Italia 90.
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The whole thing is very "your mum and me are getting divorced, son, but I've got a cracker of an idea as to what we can do on weekends", isn't it.
In the same speech, the senator also attempted a Donald Trump impersonation, earning himself the reputation as a cracker of dad jokes, a characterization the father of three embraces.
Give them a go, but the delicious taste of cheese on a cracker with a glass of wine, have you tried that?
Cracker of a day, a sky-blue peach.
Age 5+ Dragon Royal Lyceum Not in the fringe programme but part of the international festival, this is by all accounts a complete cracker of a show.
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