drawn like a moth to a flame

drawn to (something) like a moth to a flame

Eagerly drawn or attracted to something. (Bright lights often attract moths.) I had always liked art, and once I got to college, I was drawn to textile design like a moth to a flame My toddler is drawn to anything that could be remotely dangerous like a moth to a flame. I knew from the outset that our relationship was doomed for failure, yet I was drawn to her like a moth to a flame.

See also: drawn, flame, like, moth, to

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

drawn like a moth to a flame

Fig. attracted [to someone or some event] instinctively or very strongly, as a moth is drawn to the light of a flame. Customers were drawn to the sale like a moth to aflame. They came from all over and bought up everything in the store.

See also: drawn, flame, like, moth, to

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.