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

Voters can also help speed up the election count, the report said, by voting in person or returning vote-by-mail ballots earlier — ideally the Saturday before the election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Attendees would gather either in person or online to vote.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

There is increased security partly because United States president Donald Trump is attending the final - the only World Cup match he is watching in person.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

There are certain chores adults need to do, and back then, they needed to do those things in person.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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