big 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. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲