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Carry the torch

Carry the torch (Carry the torch)

Idiom History

Signification

To continue supporting a cause or idea passed from the past.

Continuer à soutenir une cause ou une idée transmise du passé. (Continuer à soutenir une cause ou une idée transmise du passé.)

Phrases d'exemple

"Young activists are carrying the torch of civil rights today."

"Les jeunes activistes portent la torche des droits civiques aujourd'hui." (Les jeunes activistes **portent la torche** des droits civiques aujourd'hui.)

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