a turn-up for the book(s)

A remarkable, unusual, and unexpected event, occurrence, or piece of news. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Mr Literature Snob reading a trashy romance novel? Now that's a turn-up for the books! A: "After the concert, I ran into the singer at a pub down the road from the venue. It turns out his mother went to the same school as mine!" B: "Wow, there's a turn-up for the book!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
Dai	-	Welsh
Monifa	-	Western African, Yoruba
Agar	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Jeannette	zha-NET (French), jə-NET (English)	French, English, Dutch
Arabinda	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia