everybody and their brother



everybody and their brother

Used hyperbolically to express a large number or a majority of people. I'm so jealous, everybody and their brother is going on a vacation this summer except for me.
See also: and, brother, everybody

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Woodward['wudwəd]
Babbie['bæbi]
HeadleyHED-leeEnglish (Rare)
Eadweard-Anglo-Saxon
DeidreDEE-drəEnglish
Allegra[ə'legrə]