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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 carry the torch 1. Fig. to lead or participate in a (figurative) crusade. The battle was over, but John continued to carry the torch. If Jane hadn't carried the torch, no one would have followed, and the whole thing would have failed. 2. Go to carry a torch (for someone). See also: carry carry a torch for somebody (old-fashioned) to secretly love someone who does not love you Graeme's been carrying a torch for Linda for years. See also: carry pass the torch (to somebody) to give responsibility to someone The president of the company announced his retirement, saying it was time to pass the torch to someone younger. See also: pass How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1 -- 2) In County Galway, Steve Gunning, left, and John McKenna share brotherly bruises while Louise Lennon carries a torch for Jason McCune, below, in ``The Lonesome West'' at the Celtic Arts Center. Tonight picks up where last season's cliffhanger left off: Lorelai is weighing Max's (Scott Cohen) marriage proposal, leaving Luke (Scott Patterson), the curt diner owner who everyone in town except Lorelai understands carries a torch for her, to lick his wounds in stoic silence. Photo: Johnny Depp, on horseback, carries a torch for chorus girls Christina Ricci, left, and Cate Blanchett in ``The Man Who Cried. |
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