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

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собственной персоной, как живой
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.
Я только что говорил о нем, когда он собственной персоной вошел в комнату.
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There he was, the famous actor, as large as life, signing autographs.
Вот он, знаменитый актер, собственной персоной, раздавал автографы.