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as large as life |
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as large as life (British, American & Australian) also as big as life (American) if you say that someone was somewhere as large as life, you mean that you were surprised to see them there I looked up from my paper and there he was, as large as life, Tim Taylor! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Will not your mind misgive you when you find yourself in this gloomy chamber -- too lofty and extensive for you, with only the feeble rays of a single lamp to take in its size -- its walls hung with tapestry exhibiting figures as large as life, and the bed, of dark green stuff or purple velvet, presenting even a funereal appearance? Enough for me, that here I am, with the mighty merchant's note in my hand, as large as life, as hot as fire, and as happy as a king That there's a picture of a missel thrush on her nest, as large as life an' twice as natural. |
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