everyone and his cousin



everyone and his cousin

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Longinus-Ancient Roman
Georgios-Greek, Ancient Greek
Aletheaal-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-əEnglish
Josie['dʒəuzi]
GalİP-Turkish
Fadi-Arabic