carry\ a\ torch

carry\ a\ torch
• carry a torch
• carry the torch
v. phr.
1. To show great and unchanging loyalty to a cause or a person.

Although the others gave up fighting for their rights, John continued to carry the torch.

2. informal To be in love, usually without success or return.

He is carrying a torch for Anna, even though she is in love with someone else.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • carry the torch — phrasal see carry a torch …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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