catch someone's eye

1. Attract someone's attention, as in That window display really catches my eye. [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

A clean house with fresh paint everywhere will catch someone’s eye before a disorganized mess will.

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“He did things like color-coding the boxes, blue for men, green for women and orange for boys, so you could see what inventory you had right away. He would only open stores that had a free right-hand exterior wall because he thought that was the best place to catch someone’s eye if they were driving by.”

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The more he scores, the more passes he intercepts, the more tackles he makes, the more likely he is to catch someone’s eye.

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They like to march between the shouting students and the masked anti-fascists, waving to onlookers and hoping to catch someone’s eye long enough to exchange a smile.

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“I’m looking around to catch someone’s eye—you know, maybe raise an eyebrow—but they’re all just looking straight ahead with these blank faces. They’re scared. They’re frozen with fear.”

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