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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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

“I feel closer to my colleagues now because I got to see them in person and understand who they really are, as people,” says Venable, a 40-year-old business development manager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The courtroom was packed with spectators, with some people lining up for hours for the chance to glimpse Maduro in person.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

I remember first seeing Steve Witkoff in person in May 2024, when he was spending a disproportionate amount of time in a criminal courtroom in Lower Manhattan that had seen better days.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

He’s holding hands with a short-haired woman in a yellow dress, and I know it’s his wife because I’ve seen her in photos on Instagram, but I’ve never met her in person.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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