true to life

true to life
adjective
representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are
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the novel about ghetto life was true to life

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true-to-life duck decoys

• Syn: ↑true-to-life
• Similar to: ↑realistic

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true to life phrase
if a story, film, book etc is true to life, it is similar to what really happens in people’s lives

The characters in this novel are so true to life.

Thesaurus: real and seeming realsynonym
Main entry: true

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accurately representing real events or objects

artworks of the period were often composed in strident colors not true to life

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true to life — see ↑true, 1
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Main Entry: ↑life
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true to life
: realistic and natural

The author presents the characters in a way that feels very true to life.

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Main Entry: ↑true

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true to ˈlife idiom
(of a book, film/movie, etc.) seeming real rather than invented

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I don't think the characters are very true to life.

Main entry: ↑trueidiom

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