- in the flesh
- adjectivean appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence (Freq. 1)-
he carried out the negotiations in person
-a personal appearance is an appearance by a person in the flesh
• Syn: ↑in-person• Similar to: ↑personal* * *
IN PERSON, before one's (very) eyes, in front of one; in real life, live; physically, bodily, in bodily/human form, incarnate.→ flesh* * *
phrasal: in person and alivesaw him in the flesh not three days ago
in movies … but never in the flesh — W.R.Inge
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in the flesh1. In bodily life, alive2. Incarnate3. In person, actually present• • •Main Entry: ↑flesh* * *
present here and now, instead of by television, telephone, radio etcIt was a pleasure to finally meet him in the flesh.
Thesaurus: general words for presencesynonymMain entry: flesh* * *
in person rather than via a telephone, a movie, the written word, or other meansthey decided that they should meet Alexander in the flesh
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in the flesh◇ If you see someone in the flesh you see that person directly rather than in a picture, on television, etc.I saw him in the flesh just three days ago.
She was excited to see the President in the flesh.
• • •Main Entry: ↑flesh* * *
in the ˈflesh idiomif you see sb in the flesh, you are in the same place as them and actually see them rather than just seeing a picture of them
Useful english dictionary. 2012.