a ripe old age

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   an age that is considered to be very old

   May they live together to a ripe old age.

In the movies · 1

• May they live together to a ripe old age.Fiddler on the Roof1971
• Something tells me you won't be living to a ripe old age.The Sisters Brothers2018
• So if you want that girl to live to a ripe old age, you are gonna do exactly what I tell you to.The Gray Man2022