the whole world and his dog

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the whole world and his dog

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  1. UK, idiomatic, plural, plural only 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

    Similar: everyone and their dog

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@misc{the_whole_world_and_his_dog_2026,
  title = {the whole world and his dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20whole%20world%20and%20his%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}