Are ripe for the picking In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "are ripe for the picking", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-11-17 11:11

Meaning of Are ripe for the picking (redirected from be ripe for the picking )

Be ripe for the picking phrase informal

This phrase refers to fruit that is ready to be collected.

If something is ripe for picking, it is in an ideal position or at the perfect stage to be utilized, benefited or exploited, etc.

If we can establish our brand quickly and effectively enough, this new industry will be ripe for the picking.

This house is ripe for the picking when we finish making an agreement with them.

Other phrases about:

the best of both worlds
A situation in which you get the benefit of two different things at the same time
past (someone's or something's) prime

Used when someone or something is no longer in the best, most successful, or most productive stage
 

Grammar and Usage of Be ripe for the picking

Verb Forms

  • are ripe for the picking
  • been ripe for the picking
  • being ripe for the picking
  • is ripe for the picking
  • was ripe for the picking
  • were ripe for the picking
  • to be ripe for the picking

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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