de duvel en zijn ouwe moer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

17th century. Literally, “the devil and his old mum”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˌdyvəl ɛn zɛi̯n ˌɑu̯ə ˈmuːr/

Phrase edit

de duvel en zijn ouwe moer

(idiomatic) everybody and his mother; everybody, anybody.

Synonyms edit

Jan en alleman

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