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词汇 world-and-his-wife
释义

the world and his wife


idiomUK
a great many people, especially in a particular place at a particular time: (尤指某一时间、某一地点的)所有的人,各色人等
It's going to be quite a party - the world and his wife will be there.那将是个不小的聚会——各色人等都会到场。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Someone, anyone, no one or everyone
across-the-board
all and sundryidiom
all comers
anybody
anyone
man
no one
nobody
non-universal
one and allidiom
one-size-fits-all
pan
people
someone
sundry
to a manidiom
Tom, Dick, and Harry
universal
whole
world

Examples of the world and his wife


the world and his wife
I am not inviting theworldandhiswife to put pen to paper.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Do not let us make the unfortunate consultative council advertise to theworldandhiswife that they have made a rather silly remark.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That is quite different from letting in theworldandhiswife to settle here indefinitely.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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