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Meaning of like a moth to the flame | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Inescapably allured by something harmful.

Equivalents

Русский как ба́бочка к огню́

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

like a mother hawk like a pakapoo ticket like a phoenix from the ashes like a raped ape like a rat up a drainpipe like a ripe plum