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in person
Idioms and Phrases
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
Everyone voting in person at the local elections in England on 1 May must show valid photo ID.
can and can't you do in the polling station when voting in person?
People who want to vote in person will be asked to show photo ID to do so.
If you are collecting them in person, check with your school for an exact time.
The show kicked off in fine style with Springsteen’s induction of Ely, who was unable to attend the event in person.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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