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in the flesh

Fig. bodily present; in person; totally real. I've heard that the queen is coming here in the flesh. I've wanted aflat-screen TV for years, and now I've got one right here in the flesh.

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The ape-man had acted so quickly that he had been unable to prepare himself to withstand the strain and shock of Numa's great weight upon the rope, and so it was that though the rope stopped the beast before his mighty talons could fasten themselves in the flesh of the black, the strain overbalanced Tarzan, who came tumbling to the ground not six paces from the infuriated animal. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context If they who believe in Strickland's greatness are right, the personal narratives of such as knew him in the flesh can hardly be superfluous. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context For she was intent on another visioning--this time of her mother, who was also unremembered in the flesh. Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context More results

? References in classic literature

The ape-man had acted so quickly that he had been unable to prepare himself to withstand the strain and shock of Numa's great weight upon the rope, and so it was that though the rope stopped the beast before his mighty talons could fasten themselves in the flesh of the black, the strain overbalanced Tarzan, who came tumbling to the ground not six paces from the infuriated animal.

The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

If they who believe in Strickland's greatness are right, the personal narratives of such as knew him in the flesh can hardly be superfluous.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

For she was intent on another visioning--this time of her mother, who was also unremembered in the flesh.

Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context

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