A trail of small ants leads to an orange bag spilling wrapped sweets onto dark brown ground.

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Luke Dunphy

I’ve been thinking of moving out for some time now. There’s a line of ants going to a trick-or-treat bag in my closet, and I don’t want to still be here when they get sick of candy.

— Modern Family  ·  2009

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker wants to move before ants heading toward candy grow tired of it. The fear imagines the insects seeking something else once their present supply loses its appeal. That unlikely next step turns a household nuisance into an elaborate argument for leaving.

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