"heart and soul" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} heart and soul (not comparable)
  1. With the utmost earnestness. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-heart_and_soul-en-adv-e-OaM8Bd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 16 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 18 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 15 15

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heart and soul (uncountable)
  1. the core of a thing; the most essential or important part Tags: uncountable Synonyms: gist Synonyms (core): crux
    Sense id: en-heart_and_soul-en-noun-DW1ZDzAB Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 21 44 35 Disambiguation of 'core': 100 0
  2. passion; true commitment Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-heart_and_soul-en-noun-0wx4SZaS

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