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Idiom

prime of life

Meaning

The period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is in the prime of life and runs every morning.”

“She feels she is in the prime of life and ready to take on a new career challenge.”

“Having reached the prime of life, he possessed both the physical vitality and the seasoned wisdom to lead the organization.”

Examples

simple

“He is in the prime of life and runs every morning.”

contextual

“She feels she is in the prime of life and ready to take on a new career challenge.”

complex

“Having reached the prime of life, he possessed both the physical vitality and the seasoned wisdom to lead the organization.”

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