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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
