in real life

A phrase used to indicate the existence or qualities of someone or something in reality, specifically as opposed to online. We’ve been texting, and he seems nice enough, but I just don't know what he's like in real life. The picture doesn't do it justice—her gown was absolutely gorgeous in real life.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MihÁLy	MEE-hie	Hungarian
SÉRgio	SER-zhyoo	Portuguese
Margaretha	mahr-gah-RE-tah (German)	Dutch, German
Sulaiman	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Dierk	DEERK	German
Maynard	MAY-nərd	English