单词 | old flame |
释义 | > as lemmasold flame old flame n. colloquial a former lover or sweetheart; an ex-boyfriend or -girlfriend. ΚΠ 1651 T. Stanley Acanthus Complaint 180 If no Art could win thy love, she counsel'd me to seek another:..and in a new, my old flame smother. 1678 S. Pordage Siege of Babylon V. 52 Time, only can, his Rebel Heart subdue, Extinguish his old Flame, and kindle new. 1741 H. Walpole Corr. 3 Jan. 204 Your old flame, the Queen, was exceedingly kind to me. 1839 Crockett Almanac 1840 14 I wonst had an old flame I took sumthin of a shine to. 1992 News of World 15 Nov. 6/6 Unhappily married, devoted to his kids but hopelessly in love with an old flame. Torn over what to do with his life. < as lemmas |
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