ripe old age
A very old age
[...] but two 1890 Hawthorn, Leslie engines, Clausentum and Ironside, lived to a ripe old age; the former was on Town Quay and Pier work until September, 1945, and the latter, oust
ripe
/ɹaɪp/
adj 6noun 3verb 2name 1
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look, smell, taste
ADV
really, very
The bananas on the kitchen counter were very ripe and perfect for making bread.
fully, perfectly, quite
The bananas were perfectly ripe yesterday, so I made banana bread this morning.
almost, just about, nearly
The bananas in the fruit bowl are almost ripe and should be eaten soon.
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