in person

Idioms

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

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Prince Harry flew in to give evidence in person, spending two hours in the witness box.

From BBC

The more children seek social stimulation online, the less actual interaction they have with friends in person.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hu went to view the flat in person and felt he and Priestley had a rapport.

From BBC

I wasn’t about to go over there and get it because then he would win: I’d have to see him in person and he’d hook me back in.

From Literature

He appeared before a sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday in person where he was charged with six offences.

From BBC

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