like moths to a flame



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
Usage notes: Moths are small flying insects that are attracted to bright light.
I never understood why people flocked around him like moths to a flame.
See also: flame, like, moth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alle-Frisian
HalİT-Turkish
Yuunayoo:-nahJapanese
Kader (2)-Turkish
Zarah-Biblical
Alexandraal-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,