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
Aingeru-Basque
LaimutĖ-Lithuanian
Pepca-Slovene
Edgard-French
Knox[nɔks]
Evgeniyev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian