Everybody and his uncle


noun phrase

Absolutely everyone: Everybody and his uncle came to the party/ Parvin received advice from everybody and his brother/ ”Will enough people see that?” ”Everybody and his dog will see that,” Smith says

[1940s+; in earlier versions going back to the 1860s, his cousin or their mothers-in-law could replace uncle]

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