be (really) something
informalC2 to be very special or admired:
Imagine winning an Olympic medal - now that would be something.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adroit
- clutch
- gifted
- handy
- have a nice, good, etc. line in sth idiom
- have inner resources idiom
- have sth down to a fine art idiom
- intimate 1
- practised
- preen
- proficient
- proficiently
- qualified
- resource
- slick
- workmanlike
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