methuselah (redirected from Methuselahs)

*old as Methuselah

very old. (Of a person; refers to a biblical figure held to have lived to be 969. *Also: as ~.) Old Professor Stone is as old as Methusehah but still gets around with a cane.

See also: old

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be as old as Methuselah

if someone is as old as Methuselah, they are very old

Usage notes: Methuselah was a character from the Bible who lived until he was 969.

I was a young boy at the time so to me he looked as old as Methuselah but he was probably only in his sixties.

See also: old