meet in the flesh

meet/see somebody in the flesh

to meet or see someone yourself, instead of watching them in a film or on television, etc. I knew his face so well from the photographs that it felt a bit strange when I finally saw him in the flesh.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irving	['ə:viŋ]
Hawley	['hɔ:li]
Yazhu	-	Chinese
ÉImhÍN	-	Irish
Reilly	['raili]
Lakeisha	lə-KEE-shə	African American