catch someone's eye

verb

To capture someone's attention.

“The window display really catches my eye.”

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Meanings

verbcatch someone's eye (third-person singular simple present catches someone's eye, present participle catching someone's eye, simple past and past participle caught someone's eye)

present singular third person catches someone's eye · participle present catching someone's eye · participle past caught someone's eye · past caught someone's eye

  1. idiomaticTo capture someone's attention.

    The window display really catches my eye.

Translations

Finnish pistää silmään
  • pistää silmäänTranslations
French attirer l'attention de, attirer le regard de
  • attirer l'attention deTranslations
  • attirer le regard deTranslations
Indonesian curi perhatian
  • curi perhatianTranslations
Spanish captar la atención, llamar la atención
  • captar la atenciónTranslations
  • llamar la atenciónTranslations
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Chicago

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