everybody and his cousin



everybody and his cousin

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ronne-Frisian
Motke-Yiddish
Eireenie-REENIrish
Nina['ni:nə]
Ognyan-Bulgarian
Samiya-Arabic