like flies to manure



like flies to manure

Rur. eagerly gathering in large numbers. (Has unpleasant connotations because of the reference to manure.) Look at all them folks going to the freak show like flies to manure. The reporters hovered around the movie star like flies to manure.
See also: flies, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tamrat-Eastern African, Amharic
Janika-Hungarian
StaceeSTAY-seeEnglish (Rare)
Lys-Frisian
Arkadiahr-KAH-deeRussian
DeasÚN-Irish