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
Enyinnaya-Western African, Igbo
Archana-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
FlaithrÍ-Irish
Dima (2)DEE-mahRussian
Russel['rʌsl]
LjubanLYOO-bahnSerbian, Croatian