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
Hyeon-Uhyun-ooKorean
DeidraDEE-drəEnglish
JaquelineJAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)English (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Mizukimee-zoo-keeJapanese
Cadell-Welsh
Ivanna-Russian (Rare)