and then some

And a lot more; and more too.

It would cost all the money he had and then some.

Talking his way out of this trouble was going to take all his wits and then some.

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write off

[write off] {v. phr.} 1. To remove (an amount) from a business record; cancel (a debt); accept as a loss. * /If a customer dies when he owes the store […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

money

[money] See: [COIN MONEY] or [MINT MONEY], [EASY MONEY], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR LOVE OR MONEY], [IN THE CHIPS] or [IN THE MONEY], [MADE OF MONEY], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have one's wits about one

[have one's wits about one] {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; not panic. * /Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

talk out of

[talk out of] {v.} 1. To persuade not to; make agree or decide not to. - Used with a verbal noun. * /Mary's mother talked her out of quitting school./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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