Idioms. People. Part 3.

Say 'Sean Connery' to the man in the street and he'll probably say 'James Bond'. The famous British secret agent, 007, has been played by six actors in the last forty years, but Connery was the original and probably the best. He was larger than life both on the screen and in the flesh. Even in his 60s, he was chosen by the readers of an international women's magazine as The World's Most Attractive Man.

Vocabulary:

the man in the street - an average person
larger than life - more exciting than normal
in the flesh - as a real person

Translate:

The man in the street wants a change of government.
The characters in books and films are often larger than life.
I've seen him on TV but not in the flesh.