soul of, the

The essence of some quality, as in You can trust her; she's the soul of discretion, or He's the very soul of generosity but he can be cranky at times. This idiom was first recorded in 1605.
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During a round of interviews as he embarked on a stint at Middlesex, former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson recently said red-ball cricket was the "soul" of the game while Virat Kohli chose the IPL final to declare his deep love for the format.

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Magnifying the Jackal’s unflinching eye is a bespoke telescopic eyepiece that peers into the soul of the killer seconds before he pulls the trigger.

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The soul of the movie is in watching these ramrod opposites bend and intertwine.

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But the heart and soul of the operation is the archive of play recordings, which Loewenberg, still the company’s indefatigable producing director, said is nearing 600 titles.

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Guardiola said a big squad is unstainable and that it is important for "the soul of the team" that his players "create another connection with each other that this season we lost it a bit".

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Sorrows of Young Werther, The Sound and the Fury, The

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