English

Noun

the whole world and his dog ‎(uncountable)

1. (Britain, idiomatic) Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.

   I'd love to go to the Harry Potter opening, but the whole world and his dog will be there and I don't like crowds

Synonyms

• see also Wikisaurus:everybody

Related terms

• the whole world

See also

• for a list of "whole ___" terms that mean "everything / the whole thing", see the whole nine yards