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
Birgitte	-	Danish, Norwegian
Renata	[rə'na:tə]
ÖDÖN	-	Hungarian
MiglĖ	-	Lithuanian
Ball	[bɔ:l]
Phaedrus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)