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
Cree	KREE	English (Rare)
Gwenneg	-	Breton
AdÉL	AH-dayl	Hungarian
Robin	RAH-bin (English)	English, Dutch, Swedish
Mihail	-	Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Shell	SHEL	English