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- everyone and his mother
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Celestina | | the-le-STEE-nah (Spanish), se-le-STEE-nah (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-nah (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |
Ludwik | | LUWT-veek | Polish |
Neda (2) | | - | Persian |
Madalitso | | mah-dah-LEE-tso | Southern African, Chewa |
Phyllida | | FIL-i-də | English (Rare) |
Sango | | - | Popular Culture |