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
Aurelia[ɔ:'ri:ljə]
Indu-Indian, Hindi
Trifon-Bulgarian
Pandora[pæn'dɔ:rə]
Ysabel-Spanish (Archaic)
Akbar-Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)