carries a torch (for)
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or carries the torch (for)
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to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
She still carries a torch for her husband after over 30 years of marriage.
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falls for
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In the film, Jolie steps into the role of filmmaker—and mother-of-one—Maxine Walker, who falls for her cinematographer, Anton (Louis Garrel), after she's diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Forever, whose first season won a Peabody Award and was, according to Netflix, viewed nearly 20 million times in its two months on the platform, introduces a privileged Black boy who falls for a working-class girl.
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