👨👩👦 Everyone without Exception: Phrases That Embrace Us All 🧑🤝🧑
Definition: Means absolutely every single person, without leaving anyone out.
Fun Fact:
The first term has been traced to Dickens’s Barnaby Rudge (1841) and has remained largely British. The second is considerably older, appearing in the Middle English legend of Kyng Alisaunder (circa 1300)—“Mekely ilka modir sound”—as well as in Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte d’Arthur (1485) and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1596) — “That would hang us, every mother’s son.” It was surely a cliché by the time Gilbert and Sullivan had the Dragoons sing, “The soldiers of our Queen are linked in friendly tether, Upon the battle scene they fight the foe together, There every mother’s son prepared to fight and fall is; the enemy of one the enemy of all is” (Patience, 1881).
Related Terms and Similar Expressions:
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Every Tom, Dick, and Harry: Used to describe people in general, often in a dismissive way.
- Synonyms: everyone, common folk, the masses
- Antonyms: elite, select few
- Example: Were you expecting every Tom, Dick, and Harry to understand quantum physics?
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The Whole Kit and Caboodle: Meaning everything and everyone; all the components of a group.
- Synonyms: everything, entirety, the lot
- Antonyms: part, portion
- Example: She packed up the whole kit and caboodle before moving to Paris.
Inspirational Quote:
“The enemy of one, the enemy of all is.” - Gilbert and Sullivan, Patience
Literary References:
- Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
- The Legend of Kyng Alisaunder (circa 1300)
- Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
Pop Culture Picks:
Movies like “Gladiator” or “300” often showcase characters fighting united, where the enemy of one becomes the enemy of all. For musical inspiration, consider “We Are the World” by USA for Africa.
Quizzes! 🎉📚
Farewell thought: “In the grand tale of humanity, every individual’s story matters, for we are all interwoven into the fabric of existence.” - W. T. Wittywords
Published: October 1, 2023
