everybody who is anybody

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everybody who is anybody (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) All of the people who are well-known or important, especially those who have prominent social standing.
    • 1912, John Galsworthy, The Eldest Son, act I:
      Sir William: I'm convinced that everybody who is anybody has got to buckle to, and save the landmarks left. Unless we're true to our caste, and prepared to work for it, the landed classes are going to go under to this infernal democratic spirit in the air.
    • 1984 March 21, Russell Baker, “Observer: Eating with the Swells”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 June 2017:
      Every year there is something new, something that everybody who is anybody gourmetwise, has to eat and rave about.
    • 2009 January 15, Mitch Potter, “Canadian embassy hot spot for Obama's inauguration parade”, in The Star, Canada, retrieved 13 June 2017:
      Suddenly, the Canadian embassy is where everybody who is anybody wants to be—not least for its uniquely panoramic view of Capitol Hill and Pennsylvania Ave.

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