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torch
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carry a torch for someone (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 someone)
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

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Still carrying a torch for his ex, Jasmine, a beautiful, cold and fiercely
Stephen McCain, a native Texan, has been carrying a torch for the Olympics since watching the 1984 U.
We're carrying a torch for Scholastic at the Olympic Games, an after-school program to be aired on MSNBC television during the Summer Games taking place in Sydney, Australia, from September 15 through October 1.
 
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