get have somebody's undivided attention Idiom

call attention to

ask you to read or notice, draw attention to I would like to call attention to the student parking problem.

draw attention to

"ask people to notice; show or display to people" If you wear a short skirt, you draw attention to your legs.

draw it to my attention

tell me about it, cause me to be aware of it Spelling is a problem. Thanks for drawing it to my attention.

get your attention

cause you to be aware of, catch your eye When Marylou walked by, that got your attention.

pay attention

look at or listen to with full attention He never pays attention to what his supervisor tells him.

draw sb's attention to

direct sb．'s attention to 引起…注意
The teacher was not wrong to draw the child's attention to the errors in spelling，but he should have centred on the child's ideas in composition．这位老师要孩子注意拼写错误并不错，但是他应该把注意力集中在孩子在作文里所表达的思想上。
He drew my attention to a point I had overlooked．他提醒我注意我所忽略的一点。

pay attention to

place importance on注意
Please pay attention to the use of this word．请注意这个词的用法。
Economists are paying close attention to the latest developments in the Middle East．经济学家们正密切注视着中东的最新发展。
Pay attention to uniting and working with those who differ with you．注意团结那些和自己意见不同的人一道工作。

attract one's attention

Idiom(s): attract one's attention

Theme: ATTENTION

to cause someone to take notice; to get someone's attention.
• I called and waved to attract Anns attention.
• A small yellow flower attracted my attention.

pay attention|attention|pay

v. phr. To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly. "Pay attention, children!" the teacher cried, "Here is your homework for next week!"

attention

attention
see pay attention.

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