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Meaning of catch the eye | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To attract the attention

idiomatic

Equivalents

Ελληνικά φαντάζω
Polski rzucać się w oczy rzucić się w oczy

Examples

“Meantime, the train went on to Brighton without further incident. No small stir was caused by its arrival with No. 61 at its head, resplendent with "East London Line Special" head boards, which at once caught the eye of William Stroudley, who was observing the traffic working from his office window.”
“Lawrie Wilson caught the eye with a surging run, although his strike was blocked, while Bostwick's powerful low strike drew an excellent save from Krul.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

catch the light catch the sun catch up catch wind of catch wreck catch Z's

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