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
Ruadh-Irish, Scottish
Fiona[fi'əunə]
Salman-Arabic
Karen (2)-Armenian
Sneha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
&Thorn;ÓRvaldr-Ancient Scandinavian