heart and soul

Idioms

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

Example Sentences

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"We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to smash Labour's failing grip in Wales and, as your new leader in Wales, I will pour my heart and soul into fighting for every vote," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

"Here I am alive only in name. My heart and soul are in Gaza," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The designer came from "an epoch where things were made with heart and soul".

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Last year, in many ways, Teoscar Hernández was the heart and soul of the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

I want to sleep so that maybe by the time I wake up, my body and heart and soul will have mended themselves without me even having had to do the work.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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