carry a torch

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Toloveor to beromanticallyinfatuatedwith, especially when such feelings are notreciprocated.1941, “Jim”, Nelson Shawn (lyrics), James Caesar Petrillo and Edward Ross (music):Someday, I know that Jim will up and leave me / But even if he does you can believe me / I'll go oncarryin' the torchfor Jim / I'll go on lovin' my Jim1955June 6, “Books: Mixed Fiction (review ofThe Twelve Picturesby Edith Simon)”, inTime‎[1], archived fromthe originalon15 March 2013:Brunhilde, a kind of earth-mother goddess,carries a torchfor her lost love.2006April 20, Jeannette Walls, “Are Simpson and Lachey still in love?”, inmsnbc.com‎[2], archived fromthe originalon23 April 2006:Lachey, for his part, seems to stillcarry a torchfor his estranged wife.

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