everyone and his mother



everyone and his mother

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yesha'yahu-Biblical Hebrew
Nedyalko-Bulgarian
RÓZa-Hungarian
Fleming['flemiŋ]
ElenEL-enWelsh
ChloÉklo-EFrench