rivet attention

rivet someone's attention

Fig. to keep someone's attention fixed [on something]. The movie riveted the audience's attention. Professor Jones's lecture riveted the students' attention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ronnie	RAH-nee	English
Ernst	ERNST (German), ERNSHT (Swedish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Oddmund	-	Norwegian
Bassett	['bæsit]
Taneka	tə-NEE-kə	African American (Rare)
Iskandar	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay