- 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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
old\ as\ the\ hills
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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 — {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 — 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
