body and soul

idiom

: with all of your energy and enthusiasm
He devoted himself body and soul to the cause.

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The Assumption, proclaimed by Pius XII in 1950, is the doctrine that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life. Dennis Doyle, The Conversation, 8 May 2025 Those moments, perhaps more than anything else, can bewitch one's body and soul. Sharareh Drury, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Queen of Faces is a story about identity, about transformation of both the body and soul. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman have bewitched the Netflix casting directors, body and soul. Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 10 Apr. 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 29 May. 2025.

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