Idiom
and his mother
Meaning
Serves as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone and his mother wants a ticket to that concert.”
“The new cafe is so popular that everyone and his mother is waiting in line for a coffee.”
“In the wake of the viral marketing campaign, everyone and his mother seemed to be wearing the same brand of sneakers.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone and his mother wants a ticket to that concert.”
contextual
“The new cafe is so popular that everyone and his mother is waiting in line for a coffee.”
complex
“In the wake of the viral marketing campaign, everyone and his mother seemed to be wearing the same brand of sneakers.”
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