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

Ollie was at the show with his daughter, Millie, and said it was the first time she had seen a member of the Royal Family in person.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Ortberg, a former chief of supplier Collins Aerospace until its takeover by RTX, said he is taking more time to hear workers’ feedback in person before problems come to a boil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

She even granted leave to one pilot to visit her child, and she reached out in person to comfort a parent whose child had died.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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