Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep body and soul together

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: keep- -body and -soul -to-geth-er
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a person: to survive; to continue living.

Example Sentences

"How did you keep body and soul together before you got your first paying job as an actor?"
"Trout lives in a rented basement in Ilium, about two miles from Billy’s nice white home. He himself has no idea how many novels he has written—possibly seventy-five of the things. Not one of them has made money. So Trout keeps body and soul together as a circulation man for the Ilium Gazette, manages newspaper delivery boys, bullies and flatters and cheats little kids."

Inflected Forms

keeps body and soul together (present, singular) keeping body and soul together (participle, present) kept body and soul together (participle, past) kept body and soul together (past) keep soul and body together (alternative)

Phrases

body and soul

Frequently Paired Words

body and soul

Questions

What does keep body and soul together mean?: Of a person: to survive; to continue living.

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