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something else

Idioms  

  1. 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

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But something else in the chatter caught my eye, too.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Then: “If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, ‘Thank you very much.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

But the farmer who runs the outfit is obsessed with something else: the soaring price of fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Some don’t know what they want, or think they know what they want when they really want something else.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Mama said something about scarlet fever, Daddy said something else about mumps or chicken pox, Mama was calling the doctor, Daddy was wrapping me up in a blanket and putting me in the truck.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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