like a moth to the flame

English

Alternative forms

• like a moth to a flame
• like a moth to flame

Etymology

From the behavior of moths, that are instinctively attracted to light and are sometimes observed to go directly into flames, seemingly committing suicide.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

like a moth to the flame

1. Inescapably allured by something harmful.

   I came back and back to the same bad relationship, like a moth to the flame.

Translations

inescapably allured by something harmful

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 像飛蛾撲火一樣／像飞蛾扑火一样 (xiàng fēi'épūhuǒ yīyàng)

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• Finnish: kuin hunaja mehiläisiä
• Polish: jak ćma do ognia
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• Russian: как ба́бочка к огню́ (kak bábočka k ognjú)
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