old flame Idiom, Proverb
old flame
a former lover, an old sweetheart In Toronto, I met an old flame. We were lovers many years ago.
An old flame
An old flame is a person that somebody has had an emotional, usually passionate, relationship with, who is still looked on fondly and with affection.
Old flames die hard
It's very difficult to forget old things, especially the first love.
old flame|flame|old
n. phr. An erstwhile lover.
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One's above lover. How am I declared to balloon about my old blaze if I accumulate seeing her about town? Yeah, Ben is his old flame—they anachronous aftermost summer.Learn more: flame, oldan old flame
COMMON An old flame is addition who you had a adventurous accord with in the past. Last anniversary Alec was apparent dining with his old blaze Janine Turner in New York. Note: An old acceptation of `flame' was the being that addition was in love with. Learn more: flame, oldan old flame
a above lover. informalLearn more: flame, oldan old ˈflame
(informal) a being you were already in love with; a above admirer or girlfriend: My mother has an old blaze who sends her a canteen of aroma already a year.Learn more: flame, old