everybody and their dog

English

Alternative forms

• everyone and their dog, the whole world and his dog

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

everybody and their dog

1. (idiomatic) A large number of people; most people.
   • 1894 February, “Reminiscences”, in The Station Agent:

     Everybody and their dog in that town had the "fever and ague," and they walked about like ghosts.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:everybody.