"keep body and soul together" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps body and soul together [present, singular, third-person], keeping body and soul together [participle, present], kept body and soul together [participle, past], kept body and soul together [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> body and soul together}} keep body and soul together (third-person singular simple present keeps body and soul together, present participle keeping body and soul together, simple past and past participle kept body and soul together)
  1. Of a person: to survive; to continue living. Synonyms: keep soul and body together Related terms: body and soul

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