Collocations for "ripe"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ripe" in context.
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ripe
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- ripe [fruit, vegetables, produce, food, ingredients]
- a ripe [peach, avocado, tomato, banana, orange]
- ripe and [succulent, juicy, sweet] [peaches]
- these [peaches] are nice and ripe
- a nice ripe [peach]
- [pick, eat, use] ripe [peaches]
- [pick] the ripest [peach]
- the ripest of the bunch
- ripe enough to [pick]
- are not (quite) ripe yet
- her ripe [red, pink] lips
- the [area, contract] is ripe for the picking
- the [area, sector] is ripe for [growth, exploitation]
- the [time, class, team] is ripe for a change
- the [country, government] is ripe for revolution
- a [woman, man, star, actress] of ripe years
- [lived until, died at] the ripe old age of [100]
- [this cheese, something] smells ripe
'ripe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):