carry the torch
To carry on a cause: “The columnist feels that he is carrying the torch of liberalism in an age of conservatism.”
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Words nearby carry the torch
carry-over, carry permit, carry the ball, carry the can, carry the day, carry the torch, carry through, carry too far, carry trade, carry weight, carse
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Idioms and Phrases with carry the torch
carry the torch
see carry a torch.
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