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and then some

and then some phrase: used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.

Phrase

and then some

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.
    • It created a disruption, and then some.
    • “Space travel isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy,” said Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon. “We pay taxes on plane tickets. Billionaires flying into space — producing no scientific value — should do the same, and then some!”2021 July 20, Neil Vigdor, quoting Earl Blumenauer, “Bezos thanks Amazon workers and customers for his vast wealth, prompting backlash.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Questions about and then some

What does and then some mean?
And then some means used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.
What part of speech is and then some?
And then some is a phrase.

Words near and then some in the dictionary

  1. and the church says amen
  2. and the horse you rode in on
  3. and the like
  4. and then everyone clapped
  5. and then everyone on the bus clapped
  6. and then some
  7. and what-not
  8. and whatnot
  9. and your little dog too
  10. and'll
  11. and's

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