keep body and soul together

Of a person: to survive; to continue living.

Japanese Meaning

なんとか生活を維持する（生計を立てる） / （厳しい状況下で）何とか生き抜く

During the harsh winter, he worked extra shifts to keep body and soul together.

厳しい冬の間、彼は生き延びるために残業をした。

Sense（1）

Of a person: to survive; to continue living.

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 ）