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big as life

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*big as life (and twice as ugly) and *large as life (and twice as ugly); bigger than life (and twice as ugly)
Cliché a colorful way of saying that a person or a thing appeared, often surprisingly or dramatically, in a particular place. (*Also: as ~.) The little child just stood there as big as life and laughed very hard. I opened the door, and there was Tom as large as life. I came home and found this cat in my chair, as big as life and twice as ugly.
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He strutted down the center of the restaurant as big as life.
The graphics can be as big as life as you try to get across a certain point or message.
But I made the effort, spent some dough, became big as life, checked out his premises, first hand, and I left with at least a half dozen new ideas.
 
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