BIG AS LIFE

big as life: translation

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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BIG AS LIFE

big as life: translationor[large as life] {adj. phr.} 1. or[life-size] The same size as the living person or thing. * /The statue of Jefferson was ... смотреть

BIG AS LIFE (AND TWICE AS UGLY)

big as life (and twice as ugly): translation *big as life (and twice as ugly) & *large as life (and twice as ugly) & bigger than life (and twice as ugl... смотреть

BIG AS LIFE AND TWICE AS UGLY

adj infml There she was big as life and twice as ugly — Она заявилась во всей своей красе

BIG AS LIFE AND TWICE AS UGLY

big as life and twice as ugly adj infml There she was big as life and twice as ugly Она заявилась во всей своей красе

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