单词 | ripe old age |
释义 | ripe old ageAn age advanced in years, as in I expect to live to a ripe old age. The adjective ripe here means “fully developed physically and mentally,” but the current use of the idiom usually just signifies a long lifespan. [Second half of 1300s] Words nearby ripe old agerip cord, rip current, ripe, ripen, rip entry, ripe old age, ripe rot, ripidolite, ripieno, rip into, Ripken The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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