something else

Idioms and Phrases

A person, thing, or event that is quite remarkable, as in That pitcher is something else , or Her new film is something else . The else in this idiom means “other than ordinary.” [ Colloquial ; early 1990s]

Example Sentences

Election mourners won’t find much solace in their newsfeeds, but there is something else to keep us afloat for now: the font of absurdist humor produced by a Trump presidency.

From Los Angeles Times

“They twisted his narrative into believing something else.”

From Los Angeles Times

But something else has changed in the region.

From BBC

“People really are coming together and have been so kind. This fire is something else, because I’m getting to meet all my neighbors.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We need to avoid what I call super-spreader events. When these things explode or something collides with them, it generates thousands of pieces of debris that then become a hazard to something else that we care about."

From BBC

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