that's a turn-up for the book(s)
that's a turn-up for the book(s)
That is 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, that's a turn-up for the book!"
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- there's a turn-up for the book(s)
- a turn-up for the book
- a turn-up for the book(s)
- a turn-up for the books
- there's one for (record) the book(s)
- that's one for the (record) book(s)
- one for the (record) book(s)
- one for the book
- beat Banaghan
- beat Banagher