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

“First he says one thing, then he says something else,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

He was thinking of something else — or, rather, someone else.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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