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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Evie	['evi]
Cleophas	KLEE-ə-fəs (English)	Biblical
Vitalis	-	Late Roman
Balbina	bahl-BEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Zemfira	-	Tatar, Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Literature
Kapel	-	Yiddish