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to give from the heart is to receive twice over | I am aged." means "I am very old."
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live until a ripe old age ? #1 (permalink) Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:33 am   live until a ripe old age ?		  
Is this a correct expression "live until a ripe old age" ?
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live until a ripe old age ? #2 (permalink) Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:28 am   live until a ripe old age ?		  
That would work, though the more common expression is 'live to a ripe old age'.
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live until a ripe old age ? #3 (permalink) Mon Dec 26, 2011 18:05 pm   live until a ripe old age ?		  
why would you use such a expression?
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live until a ripe old age ? #4 (permalink) Mon Dec 26, 2011 18:22 pm   live until a ripe old age ?		  
Hi Leo,
Welcome to the forums, I notice you aren't using capital letters consistently in your posts.
You mean:
Why would you use such an expression?

Here are a number of examples of the expression in common usage.
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