old as the hills

ADJECTIVE

olden

Synonyms

WEAK

aboriginal age-old ancient antediluvian antiquated antique archaic bygone crumbling dated decayed done démodé early erstwhile former hackneyed hoary immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore old as Methuselah old-fashioned old-time oldfangled once onetime original out-of-date outmoded passé past primeval primitive primordial pristine quondam relic remote rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn timeworn traditional unfashionable unoriginal venerable worn-out

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old as the hills

Pretty much every country does this kind of spying - wanting insight into what other countries are up to is as old as the hills.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

Ah, this is a story as old as the hills, as is your very reasonable frustration!

From Slate ● May 18, 2020

While luxe sportswear is a fashion trope as old as the hills, a new generation of designers, such as Public School and Coppens, are reinventing it precisely for the extremely hip dude on the street.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2015

Grimm’s smile was as wise as a river and as old as the hills as he said: “Sometimes, it’s not playing.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2012

“Your father? You think I look stupid? Everyone knows that stories in books are as old as the hills and were written by people dead and buried long ago.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

old as the hills

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