ENGLISH
REFERENCE

catch the eye

idiom

To attract the attention


Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

    compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

  2. 02

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  3. 03

    blink of an eye

    A moment (a very short period of time).

  4. 04

    camel through the eye of a needle

    Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.

  5. 05

    catch a body

    to kill, to murder

  6. 06

    catch a break

    To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.

  7. 07

    catch a case

    To be infected with a disease; used with of.

  8. 08

    catch a cold

    To contract a cold.

© 2026 English Reference