heart and soul



heart and soul

Fig. the central core [of someone or something]. Now we are getting to the heart and soul of the matter. This feature is the heart and soul of my invention.
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heart and soul

The entirety of one's energies or affections. For example, He put heart and soul into his music. [Late 1700s]
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heart and soul

Completely; entirely.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrancaBRAN-ka (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
Lovell-English
AdelheidAH-del-hiet (German), AH-dəl-hiet (Dutch)German, Dutch
Franklin['fræŋklin]
WarwickWAWR-ik, WAHR-ikEnglish (Rare)
Ridha-Arabic