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
Harris	HAR-is, HER-is	English
Hanne (1)	HAN-ne (Danish), HAHN-ne (Norwegian), HAH-nə (German), HAHN-nə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Phyllis	FIL-is (English)	Greek Mythology, English, German
Hyakinthos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Jacenty	yah-TSEN-ti	Polish (Rare)
Hughard	-	Ancient Germanic