and then some

Idioms

And considerably more, as in I need all the help I can get and then some, or The speaker went on for an hour and then some. This idiom may originally have come from and some, a much older Scottish expression used in the same way. [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

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The RSI is now back in focus because the stock-market has so quickly recovered all of the losses, and then some, that were sparked by the war with Iran, which began on Feb. 28.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Keith Andrews has done that and then some, guiding the west London outfit to seventh place on the Premier League's lowest wage budget and making himself an early contender for manager of the season.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But most affected stocks gained it all back and then some after their crash diet 28 months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

"There's a lot of things that we saw in Sam that we loved, and he's lived up to those things -- and then some," Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

We have everything we need and then some luxuries.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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