and then some

Idioms  

1. 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]

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and then some

“They’re leaving people without their family, basically, and then some of the people are even dying in there,” she said of immigration detention.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Or that this investment bonanza has already blown all the hyperscalers’ annual cashflow, and then some?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Talk about doing the most — and then some — with your high school days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"He caught up quickly because he devoted his whole life to it, for every waking hour and then some."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The large man filled the doorframe, and then some.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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