and then some

phrase

Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.

“It created a disruption, and then some.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialidiomaticUsed to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.

    It created a disruption, and then some.

    3 more examples

    “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

    I told you that we faced a generation-defining moment, and that we as a society would not be judged by some government action, but by the small acts of kindness that we showed one another. You met that challenge, and then some, and I've never been prouder to be British.

    2024 May 22, Rishi Sunak, UK PM election statement

    Case in point: Her 2019 When We All Fall Asleep Tour has an estimated total gross of $18 million while her 2022 Happier Than Ever Tour reportedly made *checks notes* $131.8 million. ¶ Oh, and she's on track to make that (and then some!) again on her upcoming HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Tour. We simply love to see it.

    2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan

    Synonyms: and how, to say the least

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.

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to say the least

Translations

Dutch en nog wat
  • en nog watconfirming the preceding utterance
French c'est rien de le dire, et pas qu'un peu
  • c'est rien de le direconfirming the preceding utterance
  • et pas qu'un peuconfirming the preceding utterance
German und wie, gelinde gesagt
  • und wieconfirming the preceding utterance
  • gelinde gesagtconfirming the preceding utterance
Greek και λίγα λες
  • και λίγα λες (kai líga les)confirming the preceding utterance
Hungarian nem is keveset
  • nem is kevesetconfirming the preceding utterance
Italian e più ancora
  • e più ancoraconfirming the preceding utterance
Polish a nawet więcej
  • a nawet więcejconfirming the preceding utterance
Russian и даже больше
  • и даже больше (i daže bolʹše)confirming the preceding utterance
Spanish y me quedo corto
  • y me quedo cortoconfirming the preceding utterance
Swedish och hör sen
  • och hör senconfirming the preceding utterance
Cite this entry
APA

and then some. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20then%20some

MLA

“and then some.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20then%20some. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “and then some,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20then%20some.

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