"everyone and his mother" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-everyone and his mother.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} everyone and his mother
  1. (idiomatic) A large assortment of people. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: everybody and his mother, everyone and their mother
    Sense id: en-everyone_and_his_mother-en-phrase-dPdV4RVF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for everyone and his mother meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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