| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,727,879,470 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
big as life |
0.01 sec. |
|
*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. 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. |
|
| ? References in periodicals archive |
|---|
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. |
| Idioms and phrases |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|