| 单词 | keep body and soul together |
| 释义 | keep body and soul togetherStay alive, support life, as in He earns barely enough to keep body and soul together. This expression alludes to the belief that the soul gives life to the body, which therefore cannot survive without it. Today it most often is applied to earning a living. [Early 1700s] Words nearby keep body and soul togetherkeep at, keep at arm's length, keep away, keep a weather eye out, keep back, keep body and soul together, keep company, keep cool, keep down, keeper, keeper hook The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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