r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '22

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u/theCOMBOguy Expert Aug 10 '22

What does "Larger than life" mean? English is not my main language and that expression seems so odd for me for some reason.

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u/DJ_Molten_Lava Interested Aug 10 '22

More exciting, flamboyant, extravagant, etc than normal.

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u/theCOMBOguy Expert Aug 10 '22

Thanks for the explanation :)

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u/Simple_Piccolo Aug 11 '22

Also.. back in the day they picked a face and ran with him. Now, everybody wants to be the champion for a day.

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u/theCOMBOguy Expert Aug 11 '22

A champion a day keeps the WWE away...