something else, he/she/it is

something else, he/she/it is

Someone or something is extraordinary, in a positive sense. It does not mean “something different” but is a slangy elaboration of the simpler “isn’t that something.” It is usually said admiringly, as in “Kayla Cole is something else” (James Patterson, London Bridges, 2004).
See also: he, she, something
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • all for the best
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a horse of another
  • a horse of another color
  • a horse of another colour
  • accompanied by