in profile

in profile

1. As seen from the side. I really hate the way my nose looks in profile. In profile, the two brothers look remarkably alike.
2. Presented as a detailed account of the person or thing. Most often used in article headlines. Global Corp. in Profile: An In-Depth Look at the World's Most Prolific Company
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in ˈprofile

(of a face) seen from the side: In profile he’s got a nose like an eagle!
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • low profile
  • piccie
  • piccies
  • smurf account
  • supergrass
  • have (someone) in (one's) corner
  • have in corner
  • high profile
  • profile
  • a high profile
References in classic literature
Nor, in profile, does this wondrous brow diminish; though that way viewed, its grandeur does not domineer upon you so.
Moby Dick LXVIII CXXXIV
You're out in your reading of Hamlet when you get your legs in profile. The last Hamlet as I dressed, made the same mistakes in his reading at rehearsal, till I got him to put a large red wafer on each of his shins, and then at that rehearsal (which was the last) I went in front, sir, to the back of the pit, and whenever his reading brought him into profile, I called out "I don't see no wafers!" And at night his reading was lovely."
Great Expectations
It threw out a reddish, unequal light, sometimes brilliant, sometimes dull, and the tall shadow of the lieutenant was seen marching on the wall, in profile, like a figure by Callot, with his long sword and feathered hat.
Ten Years Later