everybody and his brother

pronoun

Everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people.

Similar
everybody and his cousineverybody and their cousineveryone and his cousineveryone and their cousineverybody and his dogeverybody and their dogeveryone and his dogeveryone and their dog
Opposite
one man and his dog
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Meanings

pronoun

alternative everybody and their brother · alternative everyone and his brother · alternative everyone and their brother

  1. idiomaticinformalEverybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people.

    Synonyms: everybody and his cousin, everybody and their cousin, everyone and his cousin, everyone and their cousin, everybody and his dog, everybody and their dog, everyone and his dog, everyone and their dog

Synonyms & antonyms

pronounEverybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people.

Similar
everybody and his cousineverybody and their cousineveryone and his cousineveryone and their cousineverybody and his dogeverybody and their dogeveryone and his dogeveryone and their dogthe whole world and his dogeverybody and his grandmaeverybody and their grandmaeveryone and his grandmaeveryone and their grandmaeverybody and his mothereverybody and their mothereveryone and his mothereveryone and their mothereverybody and his uncleeverybody and their uncleeveryone and his uncle
Opposite
one man and his dog
Also see
everybodyeverybody and his cousineverybody and his dogeverybody and his grandmaeverybody and his mothereverybody and his uncleeverybody and their brothereverybody and their cousineverybody and their dogeverybody and their grandmaeverybody and their mothereverybody and their uncleeveryone and his brothereveryone and his cousineveryone and his dogeveryone and his grandmaeveryone and his mothereveryone and his uncleeveryone and their brothereveryone and their cousineveryone and their dogeveryone and their grandmaeveryone and their mothereveryone and their uncle

Translations

Hungarian boldog-boldogtalan
  • boldog-boldogtalanlarge number of people
Japanese 猫も杓子も
  • 猫も杓子もlarge number of people
Scottish Gaelic a h-uile mac-màthar, mac-màthar
  • a h-uile mac-màtharlarge number of people
  • mac-màtharlarge number of people
  • nighean-mhàtharlarge number of people
Spanish ciento y la madre
  • ciento y la madrelarge number of people
Swedish varenda kotte, varenda käft
  • varenda kottelarge number of people
  • varenda käftlarge number of people
  • varenda jävellarge number of people
  • fan och hans mosterlarge number of people
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APA

everybody and his brother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everybody%20and%20his%20brother

MLA

“everybody and his brother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everybody%20and%20his%20brother. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “everybody and his brother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everybody%20and%20his%20brother.

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