as big as life

Present before someone, often surprisingly so. I can't believe I saw the first lady today. I turned the corner at the grocery store, and there she was, as big as life!

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*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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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

big as life

Also, large as life. In person, as in And there was Mary, big as life, standing right in front of me. This phrase transfers the same size as in real life (life-size) to an actual appearance. Sometimes this term is embellished with and quite as natural, presumably alluding to a likeness of a person or thing that closely resembles the real thing. A similar addition is and twice as natural, which doesn't make sense. [Late 1800s]

2. Also, larger than life; big as all outdoors. On a grand scale, as in The soap opera could well be called a larger-than-life drama, or That friend of his was as big as all outdoors. This phrase can be used either literally, for larger than life-size (second example) or figuratively. The phrase all outdoors has been used to compare something or someone to an immensity since the early 1800s.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

as big as life

1. Life-size.

2. Actually present.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

big as life
as large as life
large as life
bigger than life and twice as ugly
(as) large as life and twice as ugly
as it turned out
as it/things turned out
cross (one's) path
cross somebody's path
cross someone's path

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释义	as big as life as big as life Present before someone, often surprisingly so. I can't believe I saw the first lady today. I turned the corner at the grocery store, and there she was, as big as life! See also: big, life Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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. See also: big, life McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. big as life Also, large as life. In person, as in And there was Mary, big as life, standing right in front of me. This phrase transfers the same size as in real life (life-size) to an actual appearance. Sometimes this term is embellished with and quite as natural, presumably alluding to a likeness of a person or thing that closely resembles the real thing. A similar addition is and twice as natural, which doesn't make sense. [Late 1800s] 2. Also, larger than life; big as all outdoors. On a grand scale, as in The soap opera could well be called a larger-than-life drama, or That friend of his was as big as all outdoors. This phrase can be used either literally, for larger than life-size (second example) or figuratively. The phrase all outdoors* has been used to compare something or someone to an immensity since the early 1800s. See also: big, life The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. as big as life 1. Life-size. 2. Actually present. See also: big, life American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: big as life as large as life large as life bigger than life and twice as ugly (as) large as life and twice as ugly as it turned out as it/things turned out cross (one's) path cross somebody's path cross someone's path
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