the world and his wife



(all) the world and his wife

  (British & Australian informal)
a very large number of people It's a huge outdoor concert - I imagine the world and his wife will be there.
See also: and, wife, world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Feivel-Yiddish
Pramod-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
LucrÈCe-French
Chikere-Western African, Igbo
BradBRADEnglish
ZionZIE-ahn (English)Jewish, Biblical