any old

Idioms  

1. No particular, whichever or whatever, as in Any old brand of detergent suits me. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Rawitch doesn’t get excited by any old bobblehead.

From Los Angeles Times

If you didn’t have to clean out your desk, Mr. Crabtree could just get on the PA system any old day in June and say, “All right, this is it, last day of school. Go on home. Have a great summer. See you in September.”

From Literature

So this wasn’t just any old dead gerbil—this was friendly Bob.

From Literature

Typically, prequel films are gussied up with franchise callbacks and narrative dot-connecting to distract from the fact that they’re just as cash-grabby as any old sequel.

From Salon

To feel the heat is a given for any Old Firm manager, and Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy is experiencing a cauldron of emotions as derby day arrives.

From BBC