every mother's son of them

Everyone in a particular group. The phrase is not only used to apply to men. I don't know how many people live in this city, but every mother's son of them was riding the subway with me this morning!

every mother's son (of them)

Fig. every one of them. The scout leader said that unless the scouts told him who had stolen the money, he would punish every mother's son of them. When the football team won the championship, they were all crying, every mother's son of them.

See also: every, son

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

game on
how about
how/what about...?
eggs is eggs
How long is a piece of string?
from my cold, dead hands
(one's) best foot forward
best foot forward
sure as eggs is eggs

References in classic literature

Every mother's son of them scampered for his dwelling with the utmost celerity, and stayed there, so that the streets of the town were absolutely deserted for the remainder of that day.

Five Weeks in a Balloon

The more of our enemies they kill there, the better: and I wish, with all my heart, they could kill every mother's son of them."

The History of Tom Jones a Foundling

Let such a shark appear, and, long before the passengers can guess, every mother's son of them is out of the water in a wild scramble for safety.

The Night Born

He offered them a drink out of his goblet, but just as one of the soldiers was putting it to his mouth--whew!- -a flash of fire blazed through the cellar, blinded every mother's son of them for several minutes, and when they recovered their eyesight, jug, goblet, and Red-cap had vanished, and nothing but the empty cider barrel remained."

Adventure of the Black Fisherman

And Orpheus (whose custom it was to set everything to music) began to harp and sing most gloriously, and made every mother's son of them feel as if nothing in this world were so delectable as to fight dragons, and nothing so truly honorable as to be eaten up at one mouthful, in case of the worst.

Tanglewood Tales

词组	every mother's son of them
释义	every mother's son of them every mother's son of them Everyone in a particular group. The phrase is not only used to apply to men. I don't know how many people live in this city, but every mother's son of them was riding the subway with me this morning! See also: every, of, son Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. every mother's son (of them) Fig. every one of them. The scout leader said that unless the scouts told him who had stolen the money, he would punish every mother's son of them. When the football team won the championship, they were all crying, every mother's son of them. See also: every, son McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: game on how about how/what about...? eggs is eggs How long is a piece of string? from my cold, dead hands (one's) best foot forward best foot forward sure as eggs is eggs References in classic literature Every mother's son of them scampered for his dwelling with the utmost celerity, and stayed there, so that the streets of the town were absolutely deserted for the remainder of that day. Five Weeks in a Balloon The more of our enemies they kill there, the better: and I wish, with all my heart, they could kill every mother's son of them." The History of Tom Jones a Foundling Let such a shark appear, and, long before the passengers can guess, every mother's son of them is out of the water in a wild scramble for safety. The Night Born He offered them a drink out of his goblet, but just as one of the soldiers was putting it to his mouth--whew!- -a flash of fire blazed through the cellar, blinded every mother's son of them for several minutes, and when they recovered their eyesight, jug, goblet, and Red-cap had vanished, and nothing but the empty cider barrel remained." Adventure of the Black Fisherman And Orpheus (whose custom it was to set everything to music) began to harp and sing most gloriously, and made every mother's son of them feel as if nothing in this world were so delectable as to fight dragons, and nothing so truly honorable as to be eaten up at one mouthful, in case of the worst. Tanglewood Tales
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