catch someone's eye in English

Audio: en-au-catch someone's eye.ogg

[Australia] Forms: catches someone's eye [present, singular, third-person], catching someone's eye [participle, present], caught someone's eye [participle, past], caught someone's eye [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> someone's eye}} catch someone's eye (third-person singular simple present catches someone's eye, present participle catching someone's eye, simple past and past participle caught someone's eye)

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        "(idiomatic) To capture someone's attention."
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          "word": "pistää silmään"
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          "word": "attirer l’attention de"
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"catch someone's eye" meaning in English

Verb