like a ripe plum
Examples
“I could pull⟳ it off, like⟳ a bird, single handed; but with you, in a manner of speaking, always round the corner, and ready to help⟳ me with your sage counsel, failure is impossible. She is like⟳ a ripe plum hanging on the tree, Billy .”
“If they can bring⟳ Round Pond to her knees, the rest⟳ of the world will fall⟳ like⟳ a ripe plum.”
“She was like⟳ a ripe plum falling into my hand!”
“"Then you must seek⟳ her out! She isn't going to just fall⟳ into your lap like⟳ a ripe plum, my boy,” the duke insisted.”
“You said yourself he'd only to wait⟳ and the mine would have⟳ dropped into his lap like⟳ a ripe plum.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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