everybody and their dog en · PRON
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi n̩ ðɛː ˈdɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ðəɹ-/ General American, stressed form
- /-dɑɡ/ (cot-caught-merger) General American, stressed form
- /-bə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-(ˌ)bədi-/ (General-American, unstressed) General American, stressed form
- /ˈɛvɹiˌbɑdi n̩ ðɛɹ ˈdɔɡ/ General American, stressed form
- /-vɹə-/ General American, stressed form
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Etymology
From everybody + and + their + dog.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) Synonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).
Everybody and their dog in that town had the "fever and ague," and they walked about like ghosts.
1894 February, “Reminiscences”, in The Station Agent:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| everybody and his dog | alternative | lexicographic | |
| everyone and his dog | alternative | lexicographic | |
| everyone and their dog | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
the list at everybody and his brother and Thesaurus:everybody · the whole world and his dog · everybody and his brother