To warm to somebody or something is to start to like somebody or something. Examples of use: 1. My mother didn't like my boyfriend when they first met, but she is warming to him now. 2. We're warming to the idea of relocating our business to Italy. 3. It will take him a long time [...]
Idiom: an old flame
March 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
An old flame is someone who is a former boyfriend or girlfriend. Examples of use: 1. Do you know him? He's just an old flame. 2. I just discovered that my boss is an old flame of my husband! 3. He met his old flame at the school reunion. 4. His girfriend is [...]
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