everyone and their mother



everyone and their mother

A large number or a majority of people. Used hyperbolically. I'm so nervous, everyone and their mother is coming to our show tonight.
See also: and, everyone, mother

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GÖZde-Turkish
Eutychos-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Dinh-Vietnamese
Vida['vi:də]
Manish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, Nepali
EdithEE-dith (English), E-dit (German, Swedish)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch