in the flesh
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in the flesh
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Present in a physical body; in person.
[S]he [Edwina, mother of Tennessee Williams] was indeed Amanda [Wingfield, character in Williams' play The Glass Menagerie] in the flesh: a doughty chatterbox from Ohio who adopted the manner of a Southern belle and eschewed both drink and sex to the greatest extent possible.
Similar: in person, face to face, IRL
- incarnate (of God or a deity: having assumed an earthly body)
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prep_phrase with one's own body and presence
| Español | en carne y hueso, en persona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스스로 seuseuro |
| 日本語 | 直々に jikijiki ni |
| 中文 | 親自 /亲自 qīnzì |
| Português | em pessoa, em carne e osso |
| Français | en personne, en chair et en os |
| Deutsch | aus Fleisch und Blut, in echt |
| Italiano | in carne ed ossa |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοπροσώπως aftoprosópos, με σάρκα και οστά me sárka kai ostá |
| Русский | во плоти́ vo plotí, ли́чно líčno, со́бственной персо́ной sóbstvennoj persónoj |
prep_phrase incarnate
| Deutsch | im Fleische, fleischgeworden |
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title = {in the flesh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20flesh},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
