Meaning of hold a candle for | Babel Free

Definitions

To feel romantic attraction for.

Examples

“Despite Dawson now having the starring role, she still held a candle for her celebrity crush.”

“Now, I hold no candle for the train operators, and I think that in the main they have been far too craven about any government proposals. But in this instance, they have been badly traduced, led up the hill, and then chucked back down it.”

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