larger than life vs oversize

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. 

oversize

adj
  • Larger than normal 

  • Excessively large 

noun
  • The increased size of the bore of an engine when it is rebored. 

verb
  • To exceed in size. 

  • To make larger, or too large. 

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