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.

• come home to someone
• come in for
• come in for something
• come in from the cold
• come in handy
• come into
• come into full play
• come into its own
• come into own
• come into play
• come into something
• come into your own
• come of age
• come off
• come off as
• come off it
• come off second best
• come off your high horse
• come on
• come one, come all
• come on like gangbusters
• come on strong
• come on to
• come on to someone
• come out