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
Kleisthenes-Ancient Greek
AthÉNaÏSa-te-na-EESFrench
Bronwyn-Welsh
Yekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nahRussian
Tiarnach-Irish
Atara-Hebrew