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

Attendees would gather either in person or online to vote.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

The courtroom was packed with spectators, with some people lining up for hours for the chance to glimpse Maduro in person.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Like, would we be allowed to visit him in person?

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Tahnoon was now on his way to make the case in person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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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