body and soul
idiom
: with all of your energy and enthusiasm
He devoted himself body and soul to the cause.
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In capturing Northup’s journey from being kidnapped as a free man to over a decade in captivity, McQueen creates a film connected to both body and soul and the degrading, still festering evils of America's system of enslavement.
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Chris Feil, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
With body and soul, from head to toe.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
These vortexes are said to have unique energy connecting one to their body and soul, promoting spiritual awareness and healing.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Claire is standing on her front lawn, and suddenly…a life upended, a body and soul severed, a reality redefined.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Chris Feil, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
With body and soul, from head to toe.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
These vortexes are said to have unique energy connecting one to their body and soul, promoting spiritual awareness and healing.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Claire is standing on her front lawn, and suddenly…a life upended, a body and soul severed, a reality redefined.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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