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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Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Like his character in Nobody Wants This, Timothy is a husband and father in real life.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Is Erin Foster Jewish in real life?
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
In the movie, as in real life, there’s a door greeter.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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