vello coma o mundo

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “old as the world”.

Adjective

vello coma o mundo

1. (simile) old as the hills
   • 2006, Daniel Kehlmann, A medición do mundo, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 40:

     Humboldt soubo que o Directoire quería enviar un grupo de exploradores aos Mares do Sur baixo a dirección do grande Bougainville, pero o home era tan vello coma o mundo, estaba xordo de todo […]

     Humboldt learned that the Directory wanted to send a group of researchers to the South Sea under the command of the great Bougainville, but Bougainville was as old as the hills, stone deaf […]

Further reading

• “vello coma o mundo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.