there's one for (record) the book(s)



there's one for (record) the book(s)

That is a remarkable, unusual, and unexpected event, occurrence, or piece of news. Primarily heard in US. Mr. Literature Snob reading a trashy romance novel? Now there's one 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 one for the record book!"
See also: one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mirza-Persian, Arabic, Bosnian
AnsonAN-sənEnglish
Arafat['a:ra:fa:t]
Husayn-Arabic
VoldemĀRs-Latvian
LizzieLIZ-eeEnglish