grab attention

grab someone's attention

and get someone's attention; grip someone's attention

Fig. to draw or attract someone's attention. The bright colors on the poster are there to grab your attention. The scary movie gripped my attention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tinatini	-	Georgian
Juan (1)	HWAHN (Spanish), JOO-ahn (Manx)	Spanish, Manx
Eifion	AYV-yon, IEV-yon	Welsh
Bertilo	-	Ancient Germanic
Milla	MEEL-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Evander (2)	ee-VAN-dər, ə-VAN-dər	Scottish, English