be as old as Methuselah

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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: Methuselah, old

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