old as the hills

old as the hills
*old as the hills
very old; ancient. (*Also: as \old as the hills.) •

That's not a new joke; it's as old as the hills!

Our family custom of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is old as the hills.

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{adj. phr.} Very old; ancient. * /"Why didn't you laugh?" she asked. "Because that joke is as old as the hills," he answered./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • old as the hills — {adj. phr.} Very old; ancient. * / Why didn t you laugh? she asked. Because that joke is as old as the hills, he answered./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • old as the hills — (informal) Immeasurably old • • • Main Entry: ↑hill …   Useful english dictionary

  • old as the hills — very old The old building at the library is as old as the hills …   Idioms and examples

  • old as the hills — adjective Extremely old. His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable …   Wiktionary

  • old\ as\ the\ hills — adj. phr. Very old; ancient. Why didn t you laugh? she asked. Because that joke is as old as the hills, he answered …   Словарь американских идиом

  • old as the hills — very old, ancient …   English contemporary dictionary

  • (as) old as the hills — spoken phrase extremely old ‘I like your dress.’ ‘Really? It’s as old as the hills.’ Thesaurus: old of peoplesynonym old of thingshyponym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • be as old as the hills — if something is as old as the hills, it has existed for a very long time. Difficult relationships between parents and children are nothing new: the problem s as old as the hills …   New idioms dictionary

  • as old as the hills — very old The old building at the library is as old as the hills …   Idioms and examples

  • as old as the hills — I see old II of very long standing or very great age (often used in exaggerated statements) * * * as old as the ˈhills idiom very old; ancient Main entry: ↑oldidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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