turn heads in English

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        "(idiomatic) To garner a considerable amount of attention."
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          "sense": "to garner attention",
          "word": "attirer le regard"
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      "sense": "to garner attention",
      "word": "attirer le regard"
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"turn heads" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms