as large as life

as large as life
= as big as life
1) в натуральную величину
2) во всей красе
3) шутл. собственной персоной

I called on him one Friday night on some pretext or other and there they all were, large as life. — Под каким-то предлогом я заглянул к нему в пятницу, и - вот те на! - обнаружил там всю честную компанию.

Doc Bingham was sitting as large as life in a rocking chair. — В кресле качалке сидел доктор Бингам собственной персоной.

4) на самом деле; провалиться мне на этом месте

Anyway, there it was in the Post as large as life. — Как бы то ни было, я своими глазами читал это в "Пост", провалиться мне на этом месте

5) живой как жизнь, живее некуда

An imposing-looking Don, as large as life, and quite as natural. — Самый настоящий Дон, так сказать, "живьём", я бы даже сказал, "живее всех живых".

This is a child! It's as large as life, and twice as natural! (L. Carrol, "Through the Looking-glass", ch. "The Lion and the Unicorn") — Это самый настоящий, живой детёныш - живее некуда!


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