like a moth to the flame
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Etymology edit
From the behavior of moths, that are instinctively attracted to light and are sometimes observed to go directly into flames, seemingly committing suicide.
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- Inescapably allured by something harmful.
- I came back and back to the same bad relationship, like a moth to the flame.
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inescapably allured by something harmful
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