any old

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phrase

—used to describe someone or something that is not special or specific

Don't get dressed up. Any old thing will do.

He won't drink just any old tea.

Give me pie over cake any old day.

any old

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idiom

variants or less commonly any ol' or any ole

informal

—used to describe someone or something that is not special or specific

I don't care where I sleep. Any old couch will do.

She won't drink just any old tea; it has to be a certain kind.

Give me beer over champagne any old day (of the week).

Examples of any old in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Idiom

Make Stainless Steel Shine Stainless steel can’t be cleaned with any old cleanser. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026

Start by putting aside your everyday essentials and instead tackle any old palettes, expired bottles, unopened gifts, and pile of perfume samples. —Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026

Rawitch doesn’t get excited by any old bobblehead. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026

Dressing well for any old home game can start to feel monotonous, especially when your priorities are focused on the game that follows. —Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for any old

• copyhold
• decontrolled
• hundredfold
• manifold
• marigold
• oversold
• petioled
• sevenfold
• stranglehold
• subthreshold
• thousandfold
• uncontrolled