everybody and their mother



everybody and their mother

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KennethKEN-ith (Scottish, English)Scottish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Enobarbus-Literature
RalfRAHLF (German), RALF (English), RAYF (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Rare)
Mirza-Persian, Arabic, Bosnian
Khariton-Russian
Roe[rəu]