everybody and their brother



everybody and their brother

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anik-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Tenskwatawa-Native American, Shawnee
TuulikkiTOO:-leek-kee (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Jackin-Medieval English
HalİL-Turkish
Amporn-Thai