How to Pronounce "keep body and soul together"
expression
KEEP BAH-dee and SOHL tuh-GEH-dher
KEEP BOD-ee and SOHL tuh-GEH-thuh
Definition
To barely survive, managing to have just enough food, money, or resources to stay alive.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkip/ /ˈbɑdi/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈsoʊɫ/ /təˈɡɛðɝ
British English
kˈiːp/ /bˈɒdi/ /ˈænd/ /sˈəʊl/ /təɡˈɛðɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KEEP BAH-dee and SOHL tuh-GEH-dher
UK
KEEP BOD-ee and SOHL tuh-GEH-thuh
Listen in Context
He works two jobs just to keep body and soul together.
During the war, people struggled to keep body and soul together.
Some families can hardly keep body and soul together.
I lived on instant noodles for months just to keep body and soul together.