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How can I say an aproximate number when I don't know the exact amount?

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There were one hundred 'and something' people in the gig...
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You can say that or 'about\around a hundred', 'a hundred or so', etc.
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You can say that or 'about\around a hundred', 'a hundred or so', etc.

Can I say a hundred 'and steak' or something ressembling this expression? I think i've heard something like that but don't know exactly how it's spelled.
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You can say that or 'about\around a hundred', 'a hundred or so', etc.

Can I say a hundred 'and steak' or something ressembling this expression? I think i've heard something like that but don't know exactly how it's spelled.
I've never heard that expression. :?
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Neither have I.
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Neither have I.
"a hundred 'and steak'"

Kind of sounds like estimate

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