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call attention to

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call attention to someone or something

to cause someone, including oneself, or something to be noticed or observed. I think he dresses like that simply to call attention to himself.

See also: attention, call

call someone's attention to something

 and call something to someone's attention

to bring something to someone's notice; to make someone recognize some fact. May I call your attention to the sign on the door? He called to our attention the notice on the wall.

See also: attention, call