old as the hills

English

Alternative forms

older than the hills

Adjective

old as the hills (not comparable)

(simile, idiomatic) extremely old
- 1852, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 2,
  His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable.

Translations

extremely old

Finnish: vanha kuin taivas
French: vieux comme le monde (fr)
Hungarian: vén, mint az országút (hu)
Italian: vecchio come Matusalemme m, vecchio come il cucco m

Polish: stary jak świat (pl) m
Portuguese: mais velho que a Sé de Braga
Spanish: más viejo que Matusalén, más visto que el tebeo
Swedish: gammal som gatan (sv)

See also

older than dirt

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