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old as the hills



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But the tactic is as old as the hills.

From BBC ● May 10, 2022

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

From Slate ● May 18, 2020

The United Midfield Issue is as old as the hills.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2014

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

Bilbo Baggins had made the words, to a tune that was as old as the hills, and taught it to Frodo as they walked in the lanes of the Water-valley and talked about Adventure.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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