Someone is 'the life and soul of the party' if they are sociable and at the centre of activity during a some social occasion.
John is extremely sociable and chatty. He was the life and soul of the party last night.
I love going out with Mary because she's always the life and soul of the party.
David was talking to everyone. He was the life and soul of the party.
There is no origin for this idiom
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