in a body

in a body

In a group. Send the kids to the auditorium in a body—no stragglers!
See also: body
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*in a body

Fig. as a group of people; as a group; in a group. (*Typically: arrive some place ~; go ~; leave ~; reach some place ~; travel ~.) The tour members always traveled in a body.
See also: body
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • move (one's) body
  • leave in a body
  • arrive (some place) in a body
  • reach (some place) in a body
  • go in a body
  • body check
  • pick (something) clean
  • pick something clean
  • lie in state
  • dunk in(to) (something)