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      [Phrase]  | "carry a torch" 


      1: crusade

      2: to be in love especially without reciprocation : cherish a longing or devotion

      [Phrase]  | "carry a torch (for)" 


      1: to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for;


        * e.g., " ... She still carries a torch for her husband after over 30 years of marriage. "





       [ "carry a torch" ]

      1: an old flame or crush that still burns many years later

        * e.g.,  ... I still carry a torch for her fifteen years later. Even though we were only together for two weeks. Remembering her laughing eyes and all we said...  


       [ "carry a torch" ]

      2: Similar to 'torch song', a romantic song of heartbreak.

        * e.g.,  ... As all my thoughts of her pass 'fore my face a thousand times 

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