everybody and his mother



everybody and his mother

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WernerVER-ner (German), VER-nər (Dutch), WER-nər (Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
FerİDun-Turkish
Jaya-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi
Rihanna-Arabic
KaleKAH-leHawaiian
Herschel['hɜ:ʃəl]