and then some

English[edit]

(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!”

confirming the preceding utterance