live to the (ripe old) age of something

live to the (ripe old) age of something
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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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