bulky vs larger than life

bulky

adj
  • Being large in size, mass, or volume. 

  • Having excess body mass, especially muscle. 

  • Unwieldy. 

larger than life

adj
  • Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case. 

  • Usually of a person: very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. 

How often have the words bulky and larger than life occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )