Meaning of Idiom ‘Drawn Like a Moth to a Flame’
To be drawn like a moth to a flame means to be strongly attracted to something or someone, as if by instinct.
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Examples Of Use
“A seasoned paleoanthropologist, when Fergusson saw the white glint on the otherwise dun-colored earth, he was drawn like a moth to a flame.”
“Sara always wondered how she could be drawn to Simon like a moth to a flame and at the same time find him so offputting.”
“He was drawn to the bustling city like a moth to a flame.”
“People hate him and yet they watch all his videos as if drawn like a moth to a flame.”
Origin
Drawn is used in this idiom to mean “pulled or dragged.” A moth is instinctually attracted to a flame as if the flamed “pulls” the moth toward it. This idiom alludes figuratively to this inexorable attraction.
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