as old as the hills
Predating living memory
As old as the hills describes something extremely old or ancient—older than anyone can remember.
The phrase typically applies to ideas, customs, or sayings rather than to people: That joke is as old as the hills.
When used of people, it's usually affectionate or gently mocking: Grandpa claims he's as old as the hills.
- immemorialToo old to recall
- time immemorialBeyond memory's reach
- eternalLasting without end
- dawn of timeThe absolute beginning
- primordialExisting from the start
ancient · old as dirt · archaic · everlasting · proverb · saying · old wives' tale · old chestnut · aphorism · idiom · prehistoric · timeless · venerable · passed down · enduring · simile · ageless · metaphor
as old as the hillsbrand new
Completely unused, just acquired
brand-new · brand spanking new · hot off the press · spanking new · new
as old as the hillsunprecedented
Never having occurred before
novel · cutting-edge · state-of-the-art · newfangled · innovative
hills, older, oldest, olden, eldest, elderly, hill, hilly, hillside