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.
See also: attention, grab

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Garnet (1)GAHR-nətEnglish
Pekko-Finnish Mythology
Cynem&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
Somarli&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Rizwana-Urdu, Arabic
Taffy-Welsh