| 单词 | older than dirt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasolder than dirt colloquial (chiefly U.S.). Frequently humorous. In hyperbolical comparative phrases, as older than dirt, older than God, etc.: (esp. of a person) very old. ΚΠ 1934 C. Brackett Entirely Surrounded 107 Why bring up the fact that we're both older than God? 1985 N.Y. Times 31 Mar. (New Jersey Weekly section) xi. 27/4 Two relatives called later in the day, kidding me about being older than dirt. 1995 D. W. Smith & K. K. Rusch Star Trek Voyager: Escape xi. 122 That's an understatement. One piece of equipment was a wreck twice the size of a shuttlecraft and older than God. < as lemmas |
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