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
Dorka	-	Hungarian
Harish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Yitzhak	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Merideth	MER-ə-dith	English (Rare)
Bradford	BRAD-fərd	English
Atkin	['ætkin]