How to Pronounce "big as life"
expression
BIG-az-LYFE or BIG-ez-LYFE
BIG-as-LYFE
Definition
This expression is used to say that someone or something appears clearly, openly, or surprisingly in front of you, often when you did not expect to see them there.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɪɡ/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈɫaɪf
British English
bˈɪɡ/ /ˈæs/ /lˈaɪf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BIG-az-LYFE or BIG-ez-LYFE
UK
BIG-as-LYFE
Listen in Context
I turned around and there he was, big as life.
She appeared at my door, big as life and smiling.
There was a cat in the kitchen, big as life.
I hadn’t seen her in years, and suddenly she walks in—big as life!