Question

你每月花多少钱？I spend up to a thousand yuan on drinking, besides everything else. (pattern) CCP 17

Accepted Answer

别的不说，就说喝酒，也得上千块。别的不说，就（说）~ used to indicate that one part is prominent enough to indicate the whole must be more prominent. But the speaker onnly stresses what he or she mentions.

Front	你每月花多少钱？ I spend up to a thousand yuan on drinking, besides everything else. (pattern)
Back	别的不说，就说喝酒，也得上千块。别的不说，就（说）~ used to indicate that one part is prominent enough to indicate the whole must be more prominent. But the speaker onnly stresses what he or she mentions.
Page	CCP 17

你每月花多少钱 I Spend Thousand Yuan Drinking Pattern 别的不说，就说喝酒，也得上千块