in the flesh
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I wondered if it would ever get old seeing Paul Revere in the flesh.
From Literature
We encounter Elizabeth Lane first not in the flesh, but on the page.
From Salon
"She had watched the film so many times and couldn't believe she met him in the flesh. So we can say the Grinch saved Christmas for us."
From BBC
"And when you finally see a Howson piece in the flesh, you understand exactly why."
From BBC
Cesium 137 rained down more than a thousand miles away in Scotland, where it covered fields and wound up being concentrated in the flesh of livestock.
From Literature
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