at a/the ripe old age

at a/the ripe old age

At an especially old age. Even at the ripe old age of 90, my grandmother still loves to go shopping.
See also: age, old, ripe
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at/to a ˈripe old age

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at/to the ripe old age of...

at/to a very old age: My grandmother lived to a ripe old age. My uncle was still driving a car at the ripe old age of 89.
See also: age, old, ripe
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  • a grand old age
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