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Значение идиомы big as life
[big as life] or [large as life] {adj. phr.} 1. or [life-size] The same size as the living person or thing.
The statue of Jefferson was big as life.
The characters on the screen were life-size.
2. or [big as life and twice as natural] {informal} In person; real and living.
I had not seen him for years, but there he was, big as life and twice as natural.
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