and then some
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- (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement
- It created a disruption, 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[1], →ISSN:
- “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!”
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confirming the preceding utterance
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