American Idioms and Expressions

With All One's Heart And Soul Idiom

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with all one's heart and soul
What does with all one's heart and soul mean?
very sincerelyWith all his heart and soul, the young man wished his friend good luck on his new adventure.

Some Random Idioms
a heavy heart
What does "a heavy heart" mean?
a feeling of sadness or unhappinessHe seems to have a heavy heart now that his wife has died.
blow
What does "blow" mean?
setback; hurdle; attack; v. leave someplace in a rush; v. ruin or destroy something, often an opportunity; v. waste time or money; spend money frivolously; n. cocaine;v. inhale cocaine; v. perform oral sex (usually a woman blowing a man). That was a blow to our plans to go on vacation.
batten down the hatches
What does "batten down the hatches" mean?
to prepare for difficult times, to close the hatches in a boat before a storm A big storm was coming so we decided to batten down the hatches and stay home.

work like a dog
What does "work like a dog" mean?
to work very hard The boy worked like a dog on his school project.

bring back (something) or bring (something) back
What does "bring back (something) or bring (something) back" mean?
to return an item that you bought or borrowed (used when you are speaking at the place where something is bought or borrowed) My friend plans to bring back my book tomorrow.

Drunker than a peach orchard boar
What does "Drunker than a peach orchard boar" mean?
Southern US expression - Very drunk, as when a boar would eat fermented peaches that have fallen from the tree.
go off on a tangent
What does "go off on a tangent" mean?
to suddenly change one's line of thought or course of actionThe speaker suddenly went off on a tangent and began to speak about something totally different.
hand over hand
What does "hand over hand" mean?
moving one hand after the otherWe climbed hand over hand up the side of the mountain.

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