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carry the torch

See: CARRY A TORCH

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[carry a torch] or [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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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