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Difference between Large as life and Larger than life

large as life —(also: big as life) said of smb. actually present, especially where a person is not supposed to be:

  • He couldn’t have gone abroad—I saw him yesterday, coming out of his office as large as life.

larger than lifesaid of smb. very much out of the ordinary and likely to attract attention:

  • Many film stars seem to be larger than life to the mass of ordinary people.