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
Yaara	-	Hebrew
Corneliu	-	Romanian
Marquis	mahr-KEE	African American
Dawa	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Justice	['dʒʌstis]
Darija	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene