0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00you are doing heck of the job. 02font 01font 00what is the meaning of heck in this sentence? 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Your wording is not quite right.
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00 it means total ***** up.12blockquote10On the contrary, it means "really good".02br
01cite10Clive12cite11font10It means here that you are doing a remarkable job. It's not totally clear whether it is remarkably good or remarkably bad. If you want to make that clear you would say, eg 11font10you are doing a heck of a good job.12font12font12br
00Would you say, 'You are doing a heck of a bad job' ?12blockquote10You could say that, yes, but I find it a bit unusual. 01i00a heck of02i00 in 01i00a heck of a job02i00 or 01i00a heck of a good job02i00indicates enthusiasm on the part of the speaker. It's hard to feel
01cite10CalifJim12cite11blockquote10Would you say, 'You are doing a heck of a bad job' ?22blockquote20You could say that, yes, but I find it a bit unusual. 11i10a heck of12i10 in 11i10a heck of a job12i10 or 11i10a heck of a good job12i