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
Mihaila	-	Macedonian
Rozika	-	Croatian
Manjusha	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Eudes	-	Medieval French
Rein	RIEN	German, Frisian, Dutch
Flanagan	-	English (Rare)