Idiom
the whole world and his dog
Meaning
Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The whole world and his dog showed up at the free concert.”
“I tried to get a table at the new restaurant, but the whole world and his dog were already waiting in line.”
“By the time the celebrity arrived at the gala, the whole world and his dog had gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the star.”
Examples
simple
“The whole world and his dog showed up at the free concert.”
contextual
“I tried to get a table at the new restaurant, but the whole world and his dog were already waiting in line.”
complex
“By the time the celebrity arrived at the gala, the whole world and his dog had gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the star.”
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