"gros comme une maison" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡʁo kɔ.m‿yn mɛ.zɔ̃/, /ɡʁo kɔ.m‿yn me.zɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-gros comme une maison.wav Forms: grosse comme une maison [feminine], gros comme des maisons [masculine, plural], grosses comme des maisons [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “big as a house”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|big as a house}} “big as a house”, {{lit|big as a house}} Literally, “big as a house” Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=grosse comme une maison|fp=grosses comme des maisons|mp=gros comme des maisons}} gros comme une maison (feminine grosse comme une maison, masculine plural gros comme des maisons, feminine plural grosses comme des maisons)
  1. (informal, simile) ludicrously obvious, self-evident, plain as the nose on one's face, plain for all to see Tags: informal Related terms: se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure
    Sense id: en-gros_comme_une_maison-fr-adj-EtKBLmS~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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