as large as life

Present before someone, often surprisingly so. Oh, I saw grandma today. I turned the corner at the grocery store, and there she was, as large as life!

as large as life

(British, American & Australian) also as big as life (American)

if you say that someone was somewhere as large as life, you mean that you were surprised to see them there I looked up from my paper and there he was, as large as life, Tim Taylor!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carla	KAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Cho	cho:	Japanese (Rare)
Randa	-	Arabic
Cayley	KAY-lee	English (Rare)
Constans	-	Late Roman
Leonard	LEN-ərd (English), LAY-o-nahrt (Dutch)	English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic