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like moths to a flame

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like moths to a flame (literary)
if people gather round someone like moths to a flame, they try to be near someone who seems very attractive or very interesting. I never understood why people flocked around him like moths to a flame.
See also: flame, like


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That doesn't include the red-hot presale market, which attracts speculators like moths to a flame.
Year after year gay men and women return to the same argument like moths to a flame.
The cover, featuring a painting of a ship on fire, will draw readers like moths to a flame.
 
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