(as) large as life
US /əz lɑrdʒ əz laɪf/
UK /əz lɑrdʒ əz laɪf/

1.
en chair et en os, en personne
used to describe someone or something that appears in person and is exactly as expected or remembered, often surprisingly
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I was just talking about him when he walked as large as life into the room.
Je parlais juste de lui quand il est entré dans la pièce en chair et en os.
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There he was, the famous actor, as large as life, signing autographs.
Le voilà, le célèbre acteur, en chair et en os, signant des autographes.