That's one for the books

That's/There's one for the books.

(British, American & Australian informal) also That's/There's a turn-up for the books. (British & Australian informal)

something that you say when something strange or surprising happens My sister stayed in on a Saturday night! There's one for the books. That's a turn-up for the books - a Frenchman who loves English food.

See cook the books, hit the books

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raphael	ra-fa-EL (French), RAF-ee-el (English), RAY-fee-əl (English)	German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Siani	-	Welsh
Simona	-	Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Devadas	-	Indian, Hindi
Miran	-	Slovene
RadomiŁA	rah-daw-MEE-wah	Polish