and the like

and the like
and the like
and other similar things. •

Whenever we go on a picnic, we take potato chips, hot dogs, soda pop, and the like.

I'm very tired of being yelled at, pushed around, and the like.

* * *
{n. phr.} Things of a similar nature. * /I like McDonald's, Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the like./ * /When I go out to the beach flake towels, a mat, suntan lotion, and the like./

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