one for the books

one for the (record) books

a record-breaking or very remarkable act. What a dive! That's one for the record books. I've never heard such a funny joke. That's really one for the books.

See also: book, one

one for the books

something unusual or unexpected My sister stayed in on a Saturday night! There's one for the books.

Etymology: based on the idea of a record book that contains information about the most unusual, largest, strangest events or things that happen during a particular period of time

See also: book, one

one for the books

Also, one for the book. An outstanding or unusual achievement or event, as in All of the main awards went to one picture-that's one for the books. This expression originally alluded to record books kept for sports but soon was applied to other endeavors. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

See also: book, one

one for the books

A noteworthy act or occurrence.

See also: book, one

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Forest	FAWR-əst	English
Xzavier	ZAY-vee-ər, ZAY-vyər, ig-ZAY-vee-ər	English (Modern)
Filomena	fee-lo-ME-nah (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
Sigrid	['sigrid]
Evert	E-vərt	Dutch
Lita	-	English