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
Lorenciolo-REN-thyo (Spanish), lo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Medieval Spanish
IllÉS-Hungarian
VanamoVAH-nah-moFinnish
Cheftzi-Bah-Biblical Hebrew
KristĪNe-Latvian
Aliyah (2)-Hebrew