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ripe old age

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ripe old age
a very old age. Mr. Smith died last night, but he lived to a ripe old age—99. All the Smiths seem to reach a ripe old age.
See also: age, old, ripe


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He may live to a ripe old age but, to put it mildly, Mr Roden hasn't exactly got time on his side has he?
WIGAN boss Roberto Martinez swears Jason Scotland can be the next Ryan Giggs - by gracing the Premier League until he is a ripe old age.
If, at the ripe old age of 66, I want to present myself as a cool old dude then I will wear something infinitely more suave than former American airmen's workwear and chavvish ubiquitous trainers.
 
 
 
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