in real life
idiom
: in a real situation : in actual existence
We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.
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We kind of like each other in real life, but then there’s the show.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
His gravest injury in real life was a bloody nose, spurred by hitting his schnoz twice on the McCallisters' doggy door.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
His gravest injury in real life was a bloody nose, spurred by hitting his schnoz twice on the McCallisters' doggy door.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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