big as life
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Near it, and part of it, is Willemzoon, with her plain face and her deep sapphire eyes, as big as life, and no bigger.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2016
There was as big as life," Pileggi recalls, "and Nora leaned across to me in the theatre and said, 'This one is for real… you can't just phone it in.'
From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2013
Though May had denied any close connections with the Garssons, he turned up big as life in a picture, beaming broadly in the embrace of the bride's sister.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The next day, big as life, Kate Smith popped up in the Abner strip.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There was Nanuq, as big as life and almost on top of them.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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