heart and soul
26
3.3
- idiom
- Informal
:
con todo el corazón
- I put my heart and soul into this song.
- put your heart and soul
- pouring your heart and soul
- gave my heart and soul
So I'm warning you, if you want to do something that doesn't scale, you have to work harder than everyone else and heart and soul throw yourself into what you're doing.
- So I'm warning you, if you want to do something that doesn't scale, you have to work harder than everyone else and heart and soul throw yourself into what you're doing.
Examples
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When you sing, put your heart and soul into it.
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Basil: I put my heart and soul into this painting.
Fiction book (1999) -
Put your whole heart and soul into the thing.
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I never put so much heart and soul into any book as I have this book.
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Thanks to you for putting your heart and soul into this.
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I put my heart and soul into this thing every single day my entire life.
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Many teachers love to teach, but few put their entire heart and soul into their job.
Blog text (22) -
Do you pledge to serve her with all your heart and soul?
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Norma put her heart and soul into it.
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When creating art, you should put your heart and soul into every piece.
Synonyms
57
4.6
Completely and sincerely, with full support and no doubts
9
4.5
With complete dedication and strong belief
1
5.7
Trying very hard and never giving up
In a warm, honest way that shows real feeling
Antonyms
How Committed
- Informal
26
3.3
37
3.5
119
1.9
4
4.3
80
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'the most essential or deeply committed part' is directly derivable from combining 'heart' (emotional/central core) and 'soul' (essential immaterial part) as a coordinated intensifier meaning wholehearted involvement. This metaphorical but transparent composition is common cross-linguistically and follows an obvious semantic logic, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Heart and soul may come from the simple picture of giving both your heart (your feelings) and your soul (your whole inner self) to something. That's why doing something 'heart and soul' means doing it with complete belief and strong effort.