old as the hills

== English == === Etymology === Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?” === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/ Rhymes: -ɪlz === Adjective === old as the hills (not comparable) (idiomatic, simile, chiefly hyperbolic) Extremely old. Synonyms: aged, age-old, ancient, old as the Pyramids, old as time, older than dirt, older than the Pyramids; see also Thesaurus:old ==== Alternative forms ==== older than the hills ==== Translations ==== === References ===