everybody and his dog

everybody and his dog

Used hyperbolically to express a large number or a majority of people. I'm so jealous, everybody and his dog is going on a vacation this summer except for me.
See also: and, dog, everybody
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • everybody and their dog
  • everyone and his dog
  • everybody and their mother
  • everybody and his mother
  • everybody and their brother
  • everybody and his uncle
  • everyone and their uncle
  • everybody and his cousin
  • everyone and their dog
  • everyone and his mother