soul of, the
Idioms-
The essence of some quality, as in You can trust her; she's the soul of discretion, or He's the very soul of generosity but he can be cranky at times. This idiom was first recorded in 1605.
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see soul of.
Example Sentences
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Two absolute titans of this Scotland side, Robertson and McGinn, both 31, were the life and soul of the post-match celebrations.
From BBC
They are the soul of the house.’
From Los Angeles Times
They will lose the soul of the game.
From the "soul of the team" to an "absolute warrior", here are the Premier League's 20 key players, as chosen by our fan writers.
From BBC
Yet his “soul of the gaps” argument—there’s something we don’t understand, therefore the soul did it—is extraordinarily weak.
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