Keeping the candle lit
Figure of speech, meaning, 'Don't lose hope.' Or 'Keep hope alive.' -Not losing hope
How are things with you these days?
'Keeping the candle lit, thanks.'
Fishermens' wives would keep a candle burning in the window, to guide their husbands back from deep-sea fishing trips.
'Keeping the candle lit, thanks.'
Fishermens' wives would keep a candle burning in the window, to guide their husbands back from deep-sea fishing trips.