Besides, smelling a little ripe was considered the mark of a veteran.

Even so, it ain't haf bad, account of we been for nearly a week without a bath, an was beginnin to smell pretty ripe.

Billy thought that Bob smelled pretty ripe himself but decided that saying so might be rather imprudent.

You're a good man, William, but you are starting to smell a little ripe.

Since you mention it, you folks do smell a little ripe around the edges.

Henry became vaguely aware that ole Belch smelled pretty ripe.

It lay there in his hand, dripping juice, smelling very ripe and real.

Those clothes must smell pretty ripe by now, what with all the bloodstains from you and James and your father.

"It would smell pretty ripe around here without them."

The rubbish is beginning to smell pretty ripe; I'm going to take it out right away.