That's quite something

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16 December 2025

We use this expression to show we are impressed by something special we have seen or heard.

Written: Yes

Spoken: Yes

Formal: No

Informal: Yes

Example 1

My cousin started his own company and was a millionaire by the age of 20.

That's quite something, isn't it?

Example 2

What do you think of this Van Gogh painting? Do you like it?

It's quite something, isn't it? I love the colours and the flowers.