and the like

and the like idiom
And more of the same, as in John just loves hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, and the like. [c. 1600]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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