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immemorial late moth-eaten of old of yore old as Methuselah old-fashioned old-time oldfangled once onetime original out-of-date outmoded passé past primeval primitive primordial pristine quondam relic remote rusty sometime stale superannuated time-worn timeworn traditional unfashionable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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It’s a flavor combination as old as the hills — as long as the hills are somewhere in Southeast Asia.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

But the tactic is as old as the hills.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

But as helpful as new technology has been, DIYers depend also on one thing as old as the hills: traditional notions of property ownership.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2016

Except it transpires that even this approach is as old as the hills.

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2014

“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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