big as life and twice as ugly イディオム
big as life and twice as ugly
Idiom(s): (as) big as life AND (as) big as life and twice as ugly
Theme: SIZE
an exaggerated way of saying that a person or a thing appeared in a particular place. (Folksy. The second phrase is slang.)
• The little child just stood there as big as life and laughed very hard.
• I opened the door, and there was Tom as big as life.
• I came home and found this cat in my chair, as big as life and twice as ugly.
big as activity and alert as ugly
Idiom(s): (as) big as activity AND (as) big as activity and alert as ugly
Theme: SIZE
an abstract way of adage that a being or a affair appeared in a accurate place. (Folksy. The additional byword is slang.)
• The little adolescent aloof stood there as big as activity and laughed actual hard.
• I opened the door, and there was Tom as big as life.
• I came home and begin this cat in my chair, as big as activity and alert as ugly.
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