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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The thing that changed is the cast are all tight in real life and as a lot of us do, at this point in our lives, covet that experience.
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The film shows Kooper coming up with the riff on his first try; in real life, the final version took two rehearsals and four takes.
Folkies vs. Dylan at Newport in ’65
Did Alan Lomax demand that Dylan not come to Newport to play his new electric songs?
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The role marks Parris’s first since giving birth in real life.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
And in real life, people are more complicated than just being all great.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The film shows Kooper coming up with the riff on his first try; in real life, the final version took two rehearsals and four takes.
Folkies vs. Dylan at Newport in ’65
Did Alan Lomax demand that Dylan not come to Newport to play his new electric songs?
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
The role marks Parris’s first since giving birth in real life.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
And in real life, people are more complicated than just being all great.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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