Her bright red dress really turns heads.
turn heads
idiomTo garner a considerable amount of attention.
The new sports car is so stylish that it turns heads whenever it drives down the street.
With her innovative design and bold artistic vision, the young architect continues to turn heads throughout the international design community.
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bang some heads together
Attempt to get results from a previously ineffectual or argumentative group, typically by coercion or force.
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Buggins's turn
A humorous, disparaging term for the appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.
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butt heads
To argue uncompromisingly.
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good turn
A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.
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heads or tails
The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.
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heads will roll
Some people will be fired for incompetence.
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left turn
An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
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serve the turn
To suffice for one's immediate purpose or need.