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

Several dozen police were also inside as a crowd of journalists and supporters waited to enter the courtroom where Goktas was expected to attend in person.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

And for those times when he isn’t available in person, Specialized keeps a full-scale Evenepoel mannequin who can sit on the bike in his place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Foster: I’ve never seen it in person until now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

If you were in a polling place, voting in person, if your ballot is rejected, you can fix it.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

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 "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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