live to the age of

live to the age of

To survive until one is a certain age. In this war-torn region of the world, it is uncommon for most people to live to the age of 40. My grandmother smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and lived to the age of 94.
See also: age, live, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

live to the (ripe old) age of something

to survive to a specific [advanced] age. Sally's aunt lived to the ripe old age of one hundred. Ken lived to the age of sixty-two.
See also: age, live, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • come of age
  • of a certain age
  • dog's age
  • a dog's age
  • the big (number)-o
  • the big something-o
  • be one age with (someone)
  • one age with (someone)
  • age of consent
  • consent
References in classic literature
One old man, who has been a close observer of Nature, and seems as thoroughly wise in regard to all her operations as if she had been put upon the stocks when he was a boy, and he had helped to lay her keel -- who has come to his growth, and can hardly acquire more of natural lore if he should live to the age of Methuselah -- told me -- and I was surprised to hear him express wonder at any of Nature's operations, for I thought that there were no secrets between them -- that one spring day he took his gun and boat, and thought that he would have a little sport with the ducks.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience
LAHORE -- An estimated nine out of 10 adults, who live to the age of 80, will develop hypertension, which is responsible for 13% of all deaths, said health experts on Wednesday.
'Nine out of 10 adults living to 80 will develop disease'
His name was Robert Wadlow and he grew to a staggering 8ft 111/2 inches tall, but he would only live to the age of 22.
The birth of the Grand National and Premier League on this day; THE FACT MASTER KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN
One of Perls' studies also showed that women who conceived naturally and carried a baby to full term after age 40 are at least four times more likely than average to live to the age of 100.
What it takes to live up to 100 years
Boys born in England between 2008 and 2010, who are expected to live to the age of 78, are estimated to spend 64 years in good health.
Health varies in countries of UK
The average English man will live to the age of 78.6 while male Scots will live to 75.9.
English will live longer than Scots
HUMAN beings could live to the age of 150 within five years, a scientist claimed yesterday.
'In 5 years time we'll live to 150' SCIENCE1
The research was conducted by the University of Athens on almost 700 elderly residents of a small island called Ikaria, in Aegean Sea, where more than a third of people live to the age of 90 or more.
Coffee good for heart
So the obvious question is, will Tiger Woods live to the age of 200 ...
Golf cart nation
BRITISH men can reasonably expect to live to the age of 77, latest life expectancy figures reveal.
77 years for British men
TWO in every five people across the West Midlands said they were prepared to give up sex if they could live to the age of a 100.
Long life beats sex