"everybody and his mother" meaning in All languages combined

See everybody and his mother on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-everybody and his mother.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} everybody and his mother
  1. Synonym of everybody and his brother. Synonyms: everybody and his brother [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-everybody_and_his_mother-en-phrase-rtz32aXQ Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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