drawn to (something) like a moth to a flame

drawn to (something) like a moth to a flame

Eagerly drawn or attracted to something. (Bright lights often attract moths.) I had always liked art, and once I got to college, I was drawn to textile design like a moth to a flame My toddler is drawn to anything that could be remotely dangerous like a moth to a flame.
See also: drawn, flame, like, moth
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drawn like a moth to a flame

Fig. attracted [to someone or some event] instinctively or very strongly, as a moth is drawn to the light of a flame. Customers were drawn to the sale like a moth to aflame. They came from all over and bought up everything in the store.
See also: drawn, flame, like, moth
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drawn like a moth to a flame
  • moth
  • plug (something) into (something)
  • unknown to (one)
  • unknown to somebody
  • opposites attract
  • unbeknownst to (one)
  • over and done with
  • unbeknown to (one)