outdoors

as big as all outdoors

Very large. This phrase is typically used to describe expansive indoor spaces. After living in a studio apartment, my new place feels as big as all outdoors!
See also: all, big, outdoors

the great outdoors

Collectively, all outdoor space, especially wild places used for recreational activities such as hiking or camping; nature. It's great to get away from the city every now and then and spend a bit of time in the great outdoors! We lived right at the base of the mountains, so we always spent our free time in the great outdoors as kids.
See also: great, outdoors
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*big as all outdoors

Cliché very big, usually referring to an indoor space of some kind. (*Also: as ~.) You should see Bob's living room. It's as big as all outdoors! The new movie theater is as big as all outdoors.
See also: all, big, outdoors

*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.

the great outdoors

the open air; outdoor life. informal
See also: great, outdoors
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • (one's) best foot forward
  • best foot forward
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Global Outdoors Advertising Industry Analysis 2019, Market Growth, Trends, Opportunities Forecast To 2024
ARES Outdoors is building a cohesive network of brands that will deliver the most cutting-edge innovations in outdoor brands.
ARES Outdoors Completes Acquisition of Online Apparel Retailer THLETE
All these brands and more to come make Outdoors by SM the top choice for outdoor apparel, accessories and gear selections.
Your adventure starts at Outdoors by SM
Outdoors by SM will be here to back you up in whatever travel endeavors you have and take part in your great adventure."
To the Great Outdoors
Outdoors Day was an opportunity for him to enjoy the onset of summer outside in a supportive environment.
OUTDOORS DAY: HELPING PEOPLE ENJOY ALL NATURE HAS TO OFFER
Additionally, Nexus Outdoors has hired three new executives, including former longtime ScentLok employee Leslie Rakestraw, who now serves as senior production planning manager for Nexus.
ScentLok Technologies Consolidates Under Nexus Outdoors
This acquisition will complement the group's existing significant interest in the outdoor market through its Blacks, Millets, Ultimate Outdoors and Tiso businesses which, in the 52 weeks to 30 January 2016 had combined revenues in excess of GBP 155m with 182 stores trading at the year end.
UK CMA Clears JD Sports Fashion's GBP 112.3m Acquisition of UK Retailer Go Outdoors Topco
"Whether you're in a boardroom, a classroom, or a break room, at TECH OUTDOORS we believe we all share a thirst for adventure," said Carol Rice, Vice President of Marketing.
TECH INTERNATIONAL Launches New Consumer Brand
"This summer, we want to inspire kids and families to get outdoors, grab their perfect stick and kick-start their story with nature," says National Trust ranger Ed Anderson.
Stick with it, kids... Get kids off their gadgets and playing with sticks in the great outdoors, urges the National Trust and musician Raleigh Ritchie, who are championing a new initiative. LISA SALMON reports
Get outdoors and get some exercise A recent survey of more than 800 people found that those who exercise outdoors reported feeling more revitalised, and even said they felt less angry and depressed than those who'd undertaken similar activities indoors.
FITNESS FLASH
"People are always expecting something different from Outdoors, and we realized one of the ways we can do that is to change the idea of adopting an already existing culture," said Majd Chidiac, Outdoors' vice executive of marketing and sponsorship.
AUB Outdoors welcomes you to Colorstop
The new GO Outdoors superstore on the outskirts of North Belfast will offer the county's largest selection of adventure equipment all in the one place.
RETAIL GIANT OPENS FIRST ULSTER STORE
Northwestern Outdoors Radio host and producer John Kruse of Cashmere received three first-place awards, a second-place and a third-place award in the 2015 Outdoor Writers Association of America Excellence in Craft Contests.
Kruse places in prominent outdoor writers competition
The couple liked spending " time in the great outdoors with the kids but still with easy access to home comforts.
It was the ideal way to take a break