after one's own soul

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæftə wʌnz əʊn ˈsəʊl/, /ˈɑːf-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæftɚ wʌnz oʊn ˈsoʊl/
• Hyphenation: af‧ter one's own soul

Prepositional phrase

after one's own soul

1. Synonym of after one's own heart
   • 1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “In which I Show Myself to be a Man of Spirit”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1856, →OCLC, page 37:

     "Give me a kiss, my dear boy," said Fagan, with tears in his eyes. "You're after my own soul. As long as Jack Fagan lives you shall never want a friend or a second."