and then some

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]

Example Sentences

The team followed the advice to the letter and then some.

From BBC

But the Dodgers spend whatever they need, and then some, on deep and talented rosters of players, coaches and executives, and on player development and player acquisition.

From Los Angeles Times

Being tasked with holding onto your humanity and then some is a burden so heavy that, sometimes, all we can do is laugh to make the load feel a little bit lighter.

From Salon

“We worked together for many years, covering every possible storyline and then some,” said Richardson.

From Los Angeles Times

His brave and inspiring column revealing his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease repays that debt, and then some.

From Los Angeles Times