in person

Idioms  

1. Also, in the flesh. In one's physical presence, as in He applied for the job in person, or I couldn't believe it, but there she was, in the flesh. The first expression dates from the mid-1500s. The variant, from the 1300s, was long used to allude to the bodily resurrection of Jesus, but later acquired its looser meaning. Charles Dickens has it in Our Mutual Friend (1865): “The minutes passing on, and no Mrs. W. in the flesh appearing.”

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Example Sentences

There was no bail application and he was remanded in custody to appear again in person at Derry courthouse on 18 December.

From BBC

"The deer is so seasonal and that is so rare to be actually able to go and physically see a deer in person," she says.

From BBC

The BBC went to the 66-year-old's rural home in northern France to ask him in person if he had ever been paid money in connection to the Gill bribery case.

From BBC

A record-breaking number of shoppers could shop in person and online between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation.

From MarketWatch

Machado, in hiding since August 2024, has said she intends to accept the prize in person in Oslo, but her presence will not be confirmed until the day of the ceremony, December 10.

From Barron's

Related Words

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