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[time is ripe] The best time has come for doing something. * /The Prime Minister will hold elections when the time is ripe./ * /Lee saw his mother was upset, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[all in good time] {adv. phr.} Some time soon, when the time is ripe for an event to take place. * /"I want to get married, Dad," Mike said. "All […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[acquire a taste for] {v. phr.} To become fond of something; get to like something. * /Jack acquired a taste for ripe cheeses when he went to France./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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