"that's something" meaning in All languages combined

See that's something on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

  1. (colloquial) Used to indicate that one aspect of an otherwise bad situation is good. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: that is something
    Sense id: en-that's_something-en-intj-yxXFax9V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (colloquial) Used to indicate approval, surprise, etc. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-that's_something-en-intj-wwy59nLV

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
          "ref": "2007 September 28, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 6",
          "text": "Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA.\nMoss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA!\nJen: It means \"personal assistant\".\nMoss: Thank you. Right, OK."
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