live to a ripe old age

live to a ripe old age

To live to an especially old age. You won't be living to a ripe old age if you keep eating all that junk food! My grandmother on my dad's side lived to the ripe old age of 108.
See also: age, live, old, ripe
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • to a/the ripe old age
  • ripe
  • at/to a ripe old age
  • ripe old age
  • at a/the ripe old age
  • the grand old age of
  • a/the grand old age
  • a grand old age
  • of age
  • live to the age of
References in periodicals archive
'If you are lucky and you don't get any diseases like cancer, you get a chance to live to a ripe old age, but you hasten the process if you don't use the body,' he said.
Use it or lose it, Dr M tells seniors
IF we can live to a ripe old age like Ken Dodd, while children are starving to death and being killed in wars, then to be fair we should not be complaining.
Cut speeding - and live long and prosper; LETTERS&NOSTALGIA
The state pension is like any annuity - when you die your pension finishes; if you live to a ripe old age you get the benefit of longer payments.
Understanding pensions
We are a species expanding out of control, which works tirelessly to ensure all live to a ripe old age, regardless of quality of life.
Mankind's poor showing
We all know that many sensible drinkers live to a ripe old age so there is no accumulative effect of moderate drinking but like footballers we can't play a hard game every day.
Sensible advice; emails &letters
Cosseted George Osborne, a wealthy minister who has a trust fund and will one day inherit a small fortune, may live to a ripe old age to enjoy many years on his pension.
OAP-ay is a scandal
I know some people will say he's much too old and might not live long enough to see his family grow up, but he could live to a ripe old age, which I hope he does.
Richard's age no problem; YourSay
People in socially deprived areas, who are perhaps overweight and smoke and drink too much, are not likely to live to a ripe old age. They can expect as a result, based on an actuary's coldhearted logic, to receive higher pensions in the expectation that they won't be around for too long to claim the money.
THE BIRMINGHAM POST: Life's a lottery
CHILL OUT: Foreigners live to a ripe old age with relaxed daily routines
Your view: Stress-free life is foreign to us
In fact, it's very possible that a tree growing old on one spot would not live to a ripe old age somewhere else.
Trees, environment, and genes: in the evolutionary battle to survive and thrive, a species' parentage is just the beginning. (Heartwood)
"Even if I live to a ripe old age I want to help someone.
Noel's heart on his sleeve
Australia is the best place for couples to live to a ripe old age. The female life expectancy in 1993 was 80.9, only bettered by France at 81.1.
How to stop the clock; FEEL YOUNGER, LOOK YOUNGER AND LIVE LONGER WITH OUR TWO-PART SERIES HELPING YOU TO HOLD BACK THE YEARS. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE - OR TOO SOON - TO START FEELING YOUNGER
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?
We will have to pay; YourSay
One drawback is that if you live to a ripe old age, you'll fork out more than the policy is worth.
Your MONEY: Taking life cover with the Post Office; CASHPOINT
KATE Eddy wants to live to a ripe old age and wouldn't mind working beyond 65.
A life of saving