turn up for the books

turn up for the books (plural turn ups for the books)

1. Alternative form of turn up for the book
   • 2011, Lee Martin, The Lipstick Killers, →ISBN:

     What a turn up for the books. Monty; dead. She couldn't deny that he'd been a pain in the arse sometimes, pompous and pedantic, but then, that was a byproduct of his job and she knew that he'd loved Sharon and their children.

   • 2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, →ISBN, page 394:

     Well, this is a turn up for the books . . . After weeks of 'Tobias, I want you', 'Tobias, I need you' you just want to call it a day?

   • 2014, Alfie Robins, Just Whistle, →ISBN:

     It was still reasonably early when I'd been fed and watered so I headed back to the hotel and, low and behold, here was another turn up for the books. About fifty metres ahead of me was another of Jan's cronies.

• turn ups for the book, turn-ups for the book