Idiom
and the like
Meaning
And other similar items; et cetera.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We need to buy some bread, milk, and the like.”
“The store sells notebooks, pens, markers, and the like for your office needs.”
“The museum displays ancient pottery, tools, jewelry, and the like to illustrate the daily life of the civilization.”
Examples
simple
“We need to buy some bread, milk, and the like.”
contextual
“The store sells notebooks, pens, markers, and the like for your office needs.”
complex
“The museum displays ancient pottery, tools, jewelry, and the like to illustrate the daily life of the civilization.”
Origin
First recorded in the 16th century, the phrase replaced the earlier and other like.
Key words
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