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

She wasn't able to watch the game in person, but has found other ways to scratch her O'Canada itch.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Some teams work in person, collaborating face-to-face in a single room to make interaction easier and more spontaneous.

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

It would have been so much easier to get bad news over the phone than in person.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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