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Julia Huong
2021-11-17 11:11
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.
Used when someone or something is no longer in the best, most successful, or most productive stage
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
