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
Barack-Arabic
BÓThildr-Ancient Scandinavian
ZephZEFEnglish
Gotzone-Basque
Salut-Catalan
Leifr-Ancient Scandinavian