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larger than life

Date: Oct 11 2001

Quote

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“I really enjoyed playing Gale Weathers. She’s larger than life.”
- Courtney Cox Arquette, actress, talking about her role in the movie Scream.

Definition

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has a very strong personality, is more powerful than a normal person, has a unique attitude and personality

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

People most often thought of as larger than life are celebrities or athletes, but people you know can be larger than life too. Anyone who seems greater than average, better than average, more powerful than average could be called larger than life.

Examples

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””When my brother was in high school he was larger than life. He was the best athlete in school. He got the best grades, and all the girls loved him!”“

””Michael Jordan is definitely larger than life. He’s so famous that he hardly seems like a real person.”“

””_Harry Potter</> books are so popular that they’ve almost become *_larger than life. People go crazy whenever a new one comes out.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

I think larger than life means “very impressive or imposing”
by Sunita (Australia(
It means the role she takes is surpassing the reality and not a common maybe boring guy. She or he may be always have a dream inside, do something by hunch and be capable of grasp the key point of anything at a first glance.
by Gou Yanjie
larger than life – something that is great and cool, and is incomparable with anyone, anything.
by Diona
I think it means “overwhelming”, like the mother nature.
by Sally

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