KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER

Meaning of KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER in English

v. phr. To keep alive; survive. John was unemployed most of the year and hardly made enough money to keep body and soul together.

Compare: KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR.

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KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — remain sane and solvent, earn enough to feed and clothe oneself
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — stay alive in difficult circumstances. → body
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — to stay alive with just enough of the food, clothing, etc. that you need SYN survive : They barely have …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — {v. phr.} To keep alive; survive. * /John was unemployed most of the year and hardly made enough money to …
Slang English vocab
KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — {v. phr.} To keep alive; survive. * /John was unemployed most of the year and hardly made enough money to …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — keep alive, survive He has been working very hard to try and keep body and soul together after his illness.
English Idioms vocab
KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — поддерживать существование
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KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER — поддерживать существование
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SOUL — I Immaterial aspect or essence of a person, conjoined with the body during life and separable at death. The concept …
Английский словарь Британика
TOGETHER — I. təˈgethə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English togadere, togedere, togidere, from Old English tōgadere, tōgædere, tōgædre, from tō to + gadere, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUL — I. ˈsōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol, sāwl; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BODY — I. ˈbädē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German botah …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOGETHER — (prep.) In company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live together in one house; to live …
Английский словарь Webster
TOGETHER — /teuh gedh"euhr/ , adv. 1. into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUL — — soullike , adj. /sohl/ , n. 1. the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BODY — /bod"ee/ , n. , pl. bodies , v. , bodied, bodying , adj. n. 1. the physical structure and material …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOGETHER — I. tə-ˈge-thər adverb Etymology: Middle English togedere, from Old English togædere, from tō to + gædere together; akin to Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUL — I. ˈsōl noun Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sāwol; akin to Old High German sēula soul Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOGETHER — prep in concert; with mutual cooperation; as, the allies made war upon france together. 2. together ·prep in or into …
Webster English vocab
SOUL — adj sole. 2. soul ·adj sole. 3. soul ·noun a pure or disembodied spirit. 4. soul ·vi to afford suitable …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BODY — noun amount; quantity; extent. 2. body ·noun a figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure. 3. body …
Webster English vocab
TOGETHER — [to.geth.er] adv [ME togedere, fr. OE togaedere, fr. to to + gaedere together; akin to MHG gater together, OE gaderian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUL — [soul] n [ME soule, fr. OE sawol; akin to OHG seula soul] (bef. 12c) 1: the immaterial essence, animating principle, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUL — in religion and philosophy, the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being, that which confers individuality and humanity, often …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUL — soul, Soul BrE AmE səʊl ⇨sɒʊl AmE soʊl (= sole) ▷ souls səʊlz ⇨sɒʊlz AmE soʊlz ▶ ˈ soul ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOGETHER — / təˈgeðə(r); NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of together in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUL — / səʊl; NAmE soʊl/ noun SPIRIT OF PERSON 1. [ C ] the spiritual part of a person, believed to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BODY — / ˈbɒdi; NAmE ˈbɑːdi/ noun ( pl. -ies ) OF PERSON / ANIMAL 1. [ C ] the whole physical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOGETHER — I. to ‧ geth ‧ er 1 S1 W1 /təˈɡeðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUL — soul S3 W3 /səʊl $ soʊl/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sawol ] 1 . SB’S …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BODY — bod ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈbɒdi $ ˈbɑːdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bodies ) [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOGETHER — adv. & adj. --adv. 1 in company or conjunction (walking together; built it together; were at school together). 2 simultaneously; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUL — n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BODY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOGETHER — adv. & adj. adv. 1 in company or conjunction (walking together; built it together; were at school together). 2 simultaneously; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUL — n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BODY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOGETHER — adv. & adj. --adv. 1. in company or conjunction (walking together; built it together; were at school together). 2 simultaneously; …
Oxford English vocab
SOUL — n.1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal. 2 the moral or emotional or …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
BODY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or …
Oxford English vocab
TOGETHER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUL — ( souls) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your soul is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BODY — ( bodies) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your body is all …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOGETHER — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES add numbers together ▪ Add the two numbers together and divide by three. alone …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heart and soul (= all your feelings ) ▪ She loved Peter with all her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUL — (DEEP FEELINGS) [noun] [U] - the quality of a person or work of art which shows or produces deep good …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUL — n. Immaterial aspect or essence of a person, conjoined with the body during life and separable at death. The concept …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOGETHER — adv. Function: adverb 1 at one and the same time FF1C; events that occurred together FF1E; Synonyms: at once, coincidentally, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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