the world and his wife

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe world and his wifethe world and his wifeBritish English everyone or anybody – used when you want to emphasize that a lot of people do something or anyone can do something It seemed that the world and his wife had come to Madrid. → worldExamples from the Corpusthe world and his wife• Now all the world and his wife seems to have heard of them!• Only all the world and his wife, if I know Igor.• It seemed that all the world and his wife were in Madrid.• The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.• This also facilitated close up shots to be taken without the world and his wife looking on.

单词	the world and his wife
释义	the world and his wife From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe world and his wifethe world and his wifeBritish English everyone or anybody – used when you want to emphasize that a lot of people do something or anyone can do something It seemed that the world and his wife had come to Madrid. → worldExamples from the Corpusthe world and his wife• Now all the world and his wife seems to have heard of them!• Only all the world and his wife, if I know Igor.• It seemed that all the world and his wife were in Madrid.• The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.• This also facilitated close up shots to be taken without the world and his wife looking on.
随便看	in operation in opposition in orbit in order in order of difficulty etc in order of importance etc in order of importance/difficulty etc in orderly in origin in other words in our midst in our/their midst in out of bounds in out of character in out of circulation in out of focus in out of play in outline in overcrowded etc conditions in overtime in own backyard in own way in pairs in palm in panic