Meaning: alex haley

n.
United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)

hale Idiom, Proverb

a whale of a game

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When Canada played Sweden, it was a whale of a game.

hale and hearty

in very good health, well and strong My uncle is a hale and hearty fellow who never gets sick.

hale fellow, well met

friendly man, a good head, jolly good fellow Bert is a social person - always hale fellow, well met.

inhale

eat quickly, wolf down I rushed home, inhaled my lunch and drove to the airport.

whale of a game

(See a whale of a game)

chale

whale on

to punch; to attack

whale away

1．beat or hit hard；strike again and again用力击；揍
The boxer was whaling away at his opponent with both fists．那位拳击手挥舞双拳，向他的对手击去。
2．attack severely；go on without stopping or with great force严厉攻击；不停地用力敲
During the election the Mayor whaled away at the other party in his speeches．选举期间，市长在他的几次演说中一再抨击另一政党。
Mary has been whaling away on the typewriter for an hour．玛丽不停地打了一个时的字。

have a whale of a time

Idiom(s): have a whale of a time

Theme: ENJOYMENT

to have an exciting time; to have a big time. (Slang. Whale is a way of saying big. )
• We had a whale of a time at Sally's birthday party.
• Enjoy your vacation! I hope you have a whale of a time.

beat the stuffing out of beat the tar out of whale

Idiom(s): beat the living daylights out of sb AND beat the stuffing out of sb beat the tar out of sb whale the tar out of sb

Theme: ATTACK

to beat or spank someone, probably a child. (Folksy.)
• If you do that again, I'll beat the living daylights out of you.
• The last time Bobby put the cat in the refrigerator, his mother beat the living daylights out of him.
• If you continue to act that way, I'll beat the tar out of you.
• He wouldn't stop, so I beat the stuffing out of him.
• He threatened to whale the tar out of each of them.

Like a beached whale

Once a whale is on a beach, it cannot get back into the easily, so if you are completely stuck somewhere and can't get away, you are stranded like a beached whale.

Whale of a time

If you have a whale of a time, you really enjoy yourself.

hale and hearty|hale|hearty

adj. phr. In very good health; well and strong. Grandfather will be 80 years old tomorrow, but he is hale and hearty. That little boy looks hale and hearty, as if he is never sick.

whale away|whale

v., informal 1. To beat or hit hard; strike again and again.

Often used with "at". The boxer is whaling away at his opponent with both fists. 2. To attack severely or again and again; go on without stopping or with great force; pound away. Mary has been whaling away on the typewriter for an hour.

Often used with "at". During the election the Mayor whaled away at the other party in his speeches.

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Informal an exceptionally large, fine, etc. example of a (class of persons or things)