some

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.

See also: catch, ray

catch/cop/get some z's (American, informal)

to sleep. All I want to do is go home and catch some z's.

See also: catch, cop

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.

See also: cut, slack

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.

See also: lot, stick, take

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)

See also: give, lot, stick

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.

See also: , all, can't, win

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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.

See also: catch, ray

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.

See also: cut, slack

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.

See also: doing, take

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.

See also: sense, talk