an/(one's) old flame



an/(one's) old flame

One's former lover. How am I supposed to forget about my old flame if I keep seeing her around town? Yeah, Ben is his old flame—they dated last summer.
See also: flame, old

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Meryem-Turkish, Uyghur
Guendolen-English (Rare)
LieseLEE-zə (German), LEE-sə (Dutch)German, Dutch
WÖLlem-Limburgish
Sampson (2)SAMP-sənEnglish
Adorno[ə'də:nəu]