"dannarsi l'anima" meaning in Italian

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Verb

Forms: dannàrsi l' anima [canonical], mi dànno l' anima [first-person, present, singular], mi dannài l' anima [first-person, historic, past, singular], dannàto l' anima [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to damn one's soul”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to damn one's soul}} “to damn one's soul”, {{lit|to damn one's soul}} Literally, “to damn one's soul” Head templates: {{it-verb|à}} dannàrsi l'anima (first-person singular present mi dànno l'anima, first-person singular past historic mi dannài l'anima, past participle dannàto l'anima)
  1. (idiomatic) to work like hell; to do one's utmost Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: darsi pena, fare l'impossibile
    Sense id: en-dannarsi_l'anima-it-verb--gNOoeD1 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "english": "After all, I'd had a hell of a time trying to convince American voters that it made sense to spend billions of taxpayer dollars bailing out banks and helping strangers avoid foreclosure or job loss inside our own country.",
          "ref": "2020, Barack Obama, chapter 22, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:",
          "text": "Dopotutto, anch’io mi ero dovuto dannare l'anima per convincere gli elettori americani che avesse senso spendere miliardi di dollari dei contribuenti per salvare le nostre banche e aiutare anche gli stranieri che vivevano nel nostro Paese a non vedersi pignorare la casa e a non perdere il lavoro.",
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