be as old as the hills



be as old as the hills

if something is as old as the hills, it has existed for a very long time Difficult relationships between parents and children are nothing new: the problem's as old as the hills.
See also: hill, old

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yelizavetaye-lee-zah-VYE-tah, ee-lee-zah-VYE-tahRussian
PaavoPAH:-vo (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Ampelios-Ancient Greek
StasSTAHSRussian
Chioma-Western African, Igbo
Joso-Croatian