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

Fuentes no longer attends council meetings in person, even though they’re a primary job responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times

There's a new boy band on the scene, but there's just one problem - they've never all performed together in person.

From BBC

Mr Quittenton-Shaw told the BBC he could not attend the auction on 16 December in person and decided to watch it online.

From BBC

They have repeatedly noted that their partnership has “no limits” and have met in person more than 40 times.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nawrocki and Zelensky talked on the phone after the nationalist leader's presidential election win but it has taken four months for the pair to meet in person.

From Barron's

Related Words

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