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
Ciriacochee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Ameretat-Persian Mythology
KÁLmÁN-Hungarian
Agnew['ægnju:]
Philetos-Biblical Greek
PlatoPLAY-to (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)