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and then some (American & Australian) and even more. It looked like 20,000 people and then some at the demonstration. 'Did Joe give you a hard time?' 'Yeah, and then some!' See also: then catch some rays (informal, informal) to lie or sit outside in the sun. I thought I'd take my lunch outside and catch a few rays. catch/cop/get some z's (American, informal) to sleep. All I want to do is go home and catch some z's. cut someone some slack (American & Australian, informal) to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, or to treat someone less severely than is usual. Officials have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to cut Utah some slack in enforcing the Clean Air Act. get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick (British, informal, British, informal) to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I get a lot of stick from people at work over the way I dress. (often + from) The government has come in for a lot of stick from the press over its handling of the crisis. give someone [a lot of/some etc.] stick (British, informal) get/take [a lot of/some etc.] stick - to be criticized or laughed at because of something that you do. I got your name wrong when I first met you. I recall you gave me a lot of stick about that. (often + about) You can't win 'em all. (informal, informal) something that you say which means it is not possible to succeed at every thing you do. I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get the job. Oh well, you can't win 'em all. Obviously I would have liked first prize but you win some, you lose some. and then some and even more. It looked like 20,000 people and then some were crowded into the stadium. Investors in the business got their money back and then some. See also: then catch some rays to lie or sit outside in the sun. This summer, there are plenty of festivals and outdoor concerts where you can catch some rays while enjoying the music. cut someone some slack to give someone additional freedom. I'm going to cut you some slack. Because it's the last day of classes, we don't have to talk anything serious today. If you and your kids don't agree about their futures, cut them some slack — explain your views, but don't try to force them to agree. for some reason (or other) there could be many explanations why. For some reason or other, my son prefers to have a huge lizard rather than a dog or cat for a pet. See also: reason take some doing to need a lot of effort. It took some doing, but I finally got the manager to agree to hire you. talk some sense into someone to help someone think about something in a reasonable way. My best friend talked some sense into me, and I was able to smooth things over with my mom. |
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