That bright red dress really catches the eye.
catch the eye
idiomTo attract the attention
She placed the most colorful flowers in the front window to catch the eye of people walking past the shop.
The subtle shift in the artist's color palette was designed to catch the eye of the critic, who had previously dismissed the entire collection as uninspired.
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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.
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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.
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blink of an eye
A moment (a very short period of time).
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camel through the eye of a needle
Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.
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catch a body
to kill, to murder
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catch a break
To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.
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catch a case
To be infected with a disease; used with of.
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catch a cold
To contract a cold.