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
Georginezhor-ZHEENFrench
HesekielHE-se-kee-elFinnish (Rare)
FfionFEE-awn, FI-awnWelsh
Theodor-German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Romanian
Honorinus-Late Roman
MontagueMAHN-tə-gyooEnglish (Rare)