carry a torch for somebody

成語所屬單字carry

carry a torch for somebody — 慣用語

1. To be in love with someone who does not love you back.

1.慣用語
釋義

單戀;暗戀

To be in love with someone who does not love you back.

例句

Diego has carried a torch for his childhood friend for years.

She still carries a torch for her ex-boyfriend, even after all this time.