گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'keep body and soul together'

1 general:: Stay alive, support life, as in He earns barely enough to keep body and soul together. This expression alludes to the belief that the soul gives life to the body, which therefore cannot survive without it. Today it most often is applied to earning a living. [Early 1700s]

2 general:: Phrase(s): keep body and soul together Fig. to manage to keep existing, especially when one has very little money. (Compare this with keep the wolf from the door.) • We hardly had enough to keep body and soul together. • I don’t earn enough money to keep body and soul together.