más viejo que el agujero del mate
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This idiom may be literally translated as "older than the hole of a maté gourd."
más viejo que el agujero del mate
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (very well known) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. as old as the hills (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
En ese país el vínculo entre el Estado y la Iglesia es más viejo que el agujero del mate.The link between the State and the Church is as old as the hills in that country.
b. as old as time (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Es una historia más vieja que el agujero del mate: la chica rica que se enamora de un chico de la calle.It's a tale as old as time: the rich girl who falls in love with a street boy.
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