carry a torch

To be in love with someone, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried a torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried a torch for him for years after they broke up.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

carry a torch (for someone)

and carry the torch (for someone)

Fig. to be in love with someone who is not in love with you; to brood over a hopeless love affair. John is carrying a torch for Jane. Is John still carrying a torch after all this time?

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

carry a torch

To have longstanding feelings of love that are not requited: still carrying the torch for a man she knew in her twenties.

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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

carry a torch

To love someone, often secretly, who doesn't reciprocate the feeling. The torch of the phrase could mean the flame of love or a handheld flame that lights the way to spy on the object of your affection, who is probably with his or her current flame.

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Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

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释义	carry a torch carry a torch To be in love with someone, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried a torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried a torch for him for years after they broke up. See also: carry, torch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. carry a torch (for someone) and carry the torch (for someone) Fig. to be in love with someone who is not in love with you; to brood over a hopeless love affair. John is carrying a torch for Jane. Is John still carrying a torch after all this time? See also: carry, torch McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. carry a torch To have longstanding feelings of love that are not requited: still carrying the torch for a man she knew in her twenties. See also: carry, torch American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. carry a torch To love someone, often secretly, who doesn't reciprocate the feeling. The torch of the phrase could mean the flame of love or a handheld flame that lights the way to spy on the object of your affection, who is probably with his or her current flame. See also: carry, torch Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: carry the torch for (someone) torch carry a torch for carry a torch for (one) carry a torch for somebody carry a torch for someone have got a leg up on (someone) is it be OK many a time
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