Idiom
(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.