large\ as\ life

large\ as\ life
• big as life
• large as life
adj. phr.
1. • life-size
the same size as the living person or thing.

The statue of Jefferson was big as life.

The characters on the screen were life-size.

2. • big as life and twice as natural
informal
In person; real and living.

I had not seen him for years, but there he was, big as life and twice as natural.


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  • large as life —  (and twice as natural) Plainly visible …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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