the world and his wife
(hyperbole, chiefly, UK, Australia) Everyone; a great crowd; a jumbled assortment of people.
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(hyperbole, chiefly, UK, Australia) Everyone; a great crowd; a jumbled assortment of people.
The world and his wife were at the opening – we could barely move.
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