body and soul
idiom
: with all of your energy and enthusiasm
He devoted himself body and soul to the cause.
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Claire is standing on her front lawn, and suddenly…a life upended, a body and soul severed, a reality redefined.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Fasting and other biblical health practices Beyond food, Axe and Rubin highlight spiritual disciplines that impact both body and soul — particularly fasting.
—Ashlyn Messier, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Out there, where the land stretches endlessly and the sky feels impossibly close, that balance between body and soul seemed less elusive.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2025
That second person feeds the worker, makes his home livable, does his laundry, does the shopping, nurtures his body and soul, raises his children.
—Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Fasting and other biblical health practices Beyond food, Axe and Rubin highlight spiritual disciplines that impact both body and soul — particularly fasting.
—Ashlyn Messier, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Out there, where the land stretches endlessly and the sky feels impossibly close, that balance between body and soul seemed less elusive.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2025
That second person feeds the worker, makes his home livable, does his laundry, does the shopping, nurtures his body and soul, raises his children.
—Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body and soul
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“Body and soul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20and%20soul. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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