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TAKE THE QUIZ“the flesh”
The following 3 entries include the term the flesh.
in the flesh
phrase: in person and alive
press the flesh
phrase: to greet and shake hands with people especially while campaigning for political office
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
idiom—used to say that a person wants to do something but cannot from lack of strength or energy —often used humorously
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