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ripe for the picking

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Ready to be taken or exploited.

Examples

“So now, it seems the real question is, If nature is ripe for the picking by capital-oriented farmers, then why should not farmers be ripe for the picking by industrial capitalists?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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