old as the hills
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The principle is as old as the hills – consider the white painted houses of the Mediterranean.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
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 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
He can play ‘Darling Nelly’ like Stéphane Grappelli, and tunes that are old as the hills,
From New York Times • May 13, 2015
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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