come out of the ark

come out of the ark
 Be very old.

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  • come out of the ark — go out with the ark british informal phrase to be extremely old fashioned That hat looks as though it came out of the ark. Thesaurus: old fashionedsynonym old of thingshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • come out of the ark — or go out with the ark British informal to be extremely old fashioned That hat looks as though it came out of the ark …   English dictionary

  • go out with the ark — come out of the ark or go out with the ark British informal to be extremely old fashioned That hat looks as though it came out of the ark …   English dictionary

  • (the) ark — the ark UK [ɑː(r)k] US [ɑrk] noun Etymology From the name of the boat in the Bible that Noah built to save his family and two of every type of animal from the great Flood. Phrase: come out of the ark …   Useful english dictionary

  • the ark — UK [ɑː(r)k] / US [ɑrk] noun come out of the ark Etymology: From the name of the boat in the Bible that Noah built to save his family and two of every type of animal from the great Flood …   English dictionary

  • ark, come out of the —  Be extremely old …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • ark, the — [ ark ] noun come out of the ark or go out with the ark BRITISH INFORMAL to be extremely old fashioned …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Wives aboard the Ark — Although the Book of Genesis in the Bible does not give any further information about the four women it says were aboard Noah s Ark during the Flood, there exist substantial extra Biblical traditions regarding these women and their names.Book of… …   Wikipedia

  • The Skin of Our Teeth — Infobox Play name = The Skin of Our Teeth image size = 160px caption = 1942 original production handbill writer = Thornton Wilder characters = Sabina Mrs. Antrobus Mr. Antrobus Gladys Dinosaur Chair Pusher Henry setting = The Antrobus home in… …   Wikipedia

  • ARK OF THE COVENANT — (Heb. אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית, אֲרוֹן הָעֲדוּת (aron ha berit, aron ha [i]ʿedut[/i]), the chest which stood in the Holy of Holies, and in which the tables of the covenant were kept. Designations The modifying phrases qualifying the word ark are numerous …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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