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Phrase(s): larger than life Fig. [of someone] having an aura of greatness, perhaps not supported by the real person. • Perry seemed larger than life to those who had only read about him. To the rest of us, he was a boor. • To the children, the star athlete who spoke at the school assembly seemed larger than life.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs