as old as Methuselah
Meaning: Extremely old.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “That tortoise at the zoo is as old as Methuselah.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: In Genesis, Methuselah lives 969 years, the longest life in the Bible.
Equivalents in other languages
- French: Vieux comme Mathusalem — literally: Old as Methuselah
More idioms — Daily Life
- ugly as sin — Very ugly.
- the sandman is coming — It's time to sleep; someone is getting sleepy.
- cash on the nail — Payment made immediately.
- move the needle — To make a noticeable difference.
- have a few tricks up one's sleeve — To have secret plans or resources in reserve.
- so near and yet so far — Close to something one wants but unable to reach it.
More English idioms
- like a duck to water — Naturally and easily, as if born to it.
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — To destroy a source of profit out of greed.
- with one's tail between one's legs — Humiliated and defeated.
- have a foot in both camps — To be involved with two opposing sides at once.
- a workhorse — A person or machine that does a large amount of hard, reliable work.
- deaf as a post — Completely deaf.