he lived to a ripe old age

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• ripe old age — a very old age She took up painting at the ripe old age of 85. They both lived to a ripe old age. sometimes used humorously She decided at the ripe old age of 23 that she d learned all there was to know about human nature. • • • Main Entry: ↑rip …   Useful english dictionary

• ripe (old) age — phrase an age at which someone is very old You can also use this expression in a humorous way about someone who is very young She lived to the ripe old age of 103. She was running her own business at the ripe old age of 18. Thesaurus: old age and …   Useful english dictionary

• ripe old age — The couple grew fruit trees and lived to a ripe old age …   English expressions

• a ripe old age (of …) — a/the ripe old age (of…) idiom an age that is considered to be very old • He lived to the ripe old age of 91. Main entry: ↑ripeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• the ripe old age (of …) — a/the ripe old age (of…) idiom an age that is considered to be very old • He lived to the ripe old age of 91. Main entry: ↑ripeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• live to a ripe old age — to live until you are very old. Both his grandparents lived to a ripe old age …   New idioms dictionary

• old age — noun a late time of life (Freq. 1) old age is not for sissies he s showing his years age hasn t slowed him down at all a beard white with eld on the brink of geezerhood • Syn: ↑years, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• old age — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ advanced, extreme ▪ happy ▪ She can look forward to a happy old age. ▪ lonely (esp. BrE) ▪ fears about a lonely o …   Collocations dictionary

• ripe — [ raıp ] adjective * 1. ) ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use: a ripe juicy peach a ) ripe cheese or wine has a strong flavor 2. ) INFORMAL having a strong or unpleasant smell 3. ) language or humor that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• age — n. stage of life 1) to live to, reach an age 2) an advanced, (ripe) old, venerable age (she lived to a ripe old age) 3) an early, tender, young age (at an early age; at a very young age) 4) middle age 5) (a) college; high school (AE); preschool;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• ripe */ — UK [raɪp] / US adjective Word forms ripe : adjective ripe comparative riper superlative ripest 1) a) ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use a ripe juicy peach b) ripe cheese or wine has a strong flavour 2)… …   English dictionary