there's something in sth
Definition
› used to admit that there is some value or truth in what someone does or says, although you do not completely approve of it: I don't go along with all his theories but there's probably something in it.True, real, false, and unreal
(Definition of there's something in sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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