catch the eye
verb1
Idiomatic To attract the attention
- 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.1951 May, J. Pelham Maitland, “A Memorable Run by a Brighton "Terrier"”, in Railway Magazine, page 347:
- 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.2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:
- Related terms
- catch someone's eye, eye-catching