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
Catina-Romanian
Oden-Norse Mythology
Rowenaro-EE-nəEnglish
Altan-Turkish
Stevie['sti:vi]
HildaHIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German