as old as Adam

Extremely ancient, well known long ago. The Adam ref- erence, of course, is to the first book of the Bible, in which Adam is the first human being created by God. The OED traces the expression only to 1867. Similar clichés include OLD AS THE HILLS and FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL. See also KNOW (SOMEONE) FROM ADAM.

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