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
Iro-Greek
ŚWiĘTomierzshvyen-TAWM-yeshPolish (Archaic)
Barry['bæri]
Wawrzyniecvahf-ZHIN-yetsPolish
Chiranjeevi-Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Jule[dʒu:l]