| English | Russian |
| carry a torch | сохнуть (по кому-либо – for someone Anglophile) |
| carry a torch for | страдать по (someone – кому-либо • he's always carried a torch for you diva808) |
| carry a torch for | сохнуть по (someone – кому-либо • he's always carried a torch for you diva808) |