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Phrase(s): catch someone’s eye [and] get someone’s eye
1. Fig. to establish eye contact with someone; to attract someone’s attention. • The shiny red car caught Mary’s eye. • When Tom had her eye, he smiled at her. 2. Fig. to appear and attract someone’s interest. • A small red car passing by caught my eye. • One of the books on the top shelf caught my eye, and I took it down to look at it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs