everybody

UK /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi/ US /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/

pron 1

Definitions

pron

All people.

Does everybody have their ticket(s) at hand?

Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.

Collocations

ADJ.

anxious, apparent, good, hostile, interested, loved, quiet, simple

Everybody was interested in hearing about her trip to Japan.

VERB + EVERYBODY

means, surprised, time, waste

That joke doesn't mean everybody has to laugh just because it's funny to you.

EVERYBODY + NOUN

picture, team, ticket

Everybody on the team worked hard to win the championship last season.

PREP.

in, up

Everybody in the office was talking about the new manager on her first day.

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Idioms & Phrases

everybody and their dog

Synonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).

Everybody and their dog in that town had the "fever and ague," and they walked about like ghosts.

trust everybody, but cut the cards

One should have general faith in the good intentions of others, but one should never neglect to take appropriate precautions against being deceived or cheated.

A deep-dyed fatalist, sentimental yet cynical—"Trust everybody," he is fond of saying, "but cut the cards"—his running history of his Chicago tribe is a struggle of clan and family

trust everybody, but always cut the cards

Alternative form of trust everybody, but cut the cards.

trust everybody, but cut the deck

Alternative form of trust everybody, but cut the cards.

trust everybody, but always cut the deck

Alternative form of trust everybody, but cut the cards.

Example Bank

Does everybody have their ticket(s) at hand?

Wiktionary

Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on.

Tatoeba · #1789

You surprised everybody.

Tatoeba · #16416

Everybody loved the simple scholar.

Tatoeba · #20313

Everybody will have to pitch in to save the environment.

Tatoeba · #21019

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