old as the hills

短语

发音

UK /ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/
AU
US /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/

别名

older than the hills

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Extremely old.

    习语

词源

Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?”

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