old as the hills

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old as the hills

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

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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?”

adjective older than the hills

excessive, idiomatic, not comparable Extremely old. His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable.
Similar: aged, age-old, ancient, old as the Pyramids, old as time, older than dirt, older than the Pyramids, antediluvian, auld, cobwebbed, cobwebby, decrepit

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adj extremely old

Español	más viejo que Matusalén, más visto que el tebeo, más viejo que mear de pie
Português	mais velho que a Sé de Braga, mais velho que o cagar em cócoras
Français	vieux comme le monde
Italiano	vecchio come Matusalemme, vecchio come il cucco

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@misc{old_as_the_hills_2026,
  title = {old as the hills},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20as%20the%20hills},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}