She lived to the ripe old age of 103.
She was running her own business at the ripe old age of 18.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — The couple grew fruit trees and lived to a ripe old age … English expressions
at the ripe old age of something — at the ripe old age of (something) live to a ripe old age to live until you are very old. He died at the ripe old age of eighty seven … New idioms dictionary
at the ripe old age of — (something) live to a ripe old age to live until you are very old. He died at the ripe old age of eighty seven … New idioms dictionary
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
at the ripe old age — at a very old age; being unusually old He could still play checkers at the ripe old age of ninety eight … English idioms
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
in the ripe old age of — at the age of (usually an old age) … English contemporary 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
