in person

Idioms and Phrases

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.”

Example Sentences

Jails and prisons across the country are eliminating in-person and contact visits and instead gouging prisoners for video.

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Not to mention, his collection would not be ready to present in-person.

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Only when they schedule an in-person date with someone do they mention their disability.

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Obama touted enrollment the old-fashioned way—by phone, or in-person.

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After our first on-line interview, I scheduled an in-person interview with Hembling in Vancouver.

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Related Words

• candidly
• honestly
• openly
• personally