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Discover LudwigThe phrase "two sizes too big" is correct and commonly used in written English
It is typically used to indicate that something is larger than the appropriate or desired size. Example: "I bought a new dress, but it was two sizes too big and I had to return it for a smaller one."
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His prison garb was two sizes too big.
"All they are going to see is you in a blouse that's two sizes too big".
But Hoy must also buy pants two sizes too big to accommodate them.
There were still two shirts in the bag, both shirts at least two sizes too big for the boy.
I put on a jacket, and it was two sizes too big or two sizes too small, or something.
His fine-boned face is winged with bushy grey sideburns; his checked shirt and chinos seem at least two sizes too big.
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"They were six sizes too big for us.
"It was three sizes too big," her mother said.
It was pretty ugly and about three sizes too big.
She wore jeans, a short, flowered blouse and a man's rat-colored raincoat three or four sizes too big for her.
He emerged in a suit jacket that looked three sizes too big, as most clothing does on him, and carrying a Fender Telecaster guitar.
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