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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in person

You will be spending limited time with him in person, which means you’ll be filling in a lot of blanks yourself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

McCarthy, Ballard and Connally met in person for the first time at a Sept. 1 hearing and sat together, practically giddy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Before, I could easily do all of these just by calling or showing up in person," Hwang said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Wright, Gregory and Butler appeared in person, while the others attended via video link.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was even more beautiful in person, with foil and bumpy paper edges.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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