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
Rhoda['rəudə]
Gipson['gipsn]
Ceciliasə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish)English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German
Tahira-Arabic
TempestTEM-pəstEnglish (Rare)
Basiliobah-ZEE-lyo (Italian), bah-SEE-lyo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish