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
Sima (1)-Persian
Matey-Bulgarian
HyehyeKorean
Lachesis-Greek Mythology
AdelheidAH-del-hiet (German), AH-dəl-hiet (Dutch)German, Dutch
Ness (1)NESIrish Mythology