all fruits ripe

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Literally, all fruits are ripe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːl ˈfɹuːts ˈɹaɪp/
  • Hyphenation: all‧fruits‧ripe

Phrase

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all fruits ripe

  1. (dated, idiomatic) things are going well; everything's fine
    • 2006, Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal, Jane Alberdeston Coralin, Sister Chicas (in English), →ISBN:
      [] "Like my own father used to say, 'All fruits ripe if mi get what mi want.'" []
      "Like my own father used to say, 'Everything will be A-OK if I get what I want.' []

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