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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Sure is something.

"Sure is something."
Is this an idiomatic expression?
  

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It's a colloquialism meaning it is something out of the ordinary, unbelievable or unexpected. "

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  • It's a colloquialism meaning it is something out of the ordinary, unbelievable or unexpected.
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It's a colloquialism meaning it is something out of the ordinary, unbelievable or unexpected.

"The fireworks show they put on sure is something."
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Well, in your example, the subject is "The fireworks show they put on".
What I'm asking is if you could use "Sure is something" without any subject or with "sure" as a subject.
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It is idiomatic or slang. In the case where it is used without a subject, the subject is implied - "(That) sure is something." Similarly, you'll also hear just "sure is" with an implied subject:

Isn't that something?
Sure is. (ie, It sure is)
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