the world and his wife

名詞

オーストラリア英語イギリス英語過剰級複数形複数形のみ

(hyperbolic, chiefly UK, Australia) Everyone; a great crowd; a jumbled assortment of people.

日本語の意味

すべての人々 / 大勢の人々 / 雑多な人々の集まり

When the new café opened, the world and his wife came to see what all the fuss was about.

新しいカフェがオープンすると、みんなが何がそんなに騒がれているのか見に来ました。

意味（1）

(hyperbolic, chiefly UK, Australia) Everyone; a great crowd; a jumbled assortment of people.

The world and his wife were at the opening – we could barely move.