English / idiom
Catch Someone's Eye
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To attract someone's attention or make eye contact with them.
In context
01
Across the tense conference table, her reassuring nod managed to catch someone's eye and defuse the hostility.
02
He tried to catch someone's eye among the mediators to signal that he was ready to offer an apology.
Synonyms
attract attention,draw someone's gaze,capture notice
Antonyms
go unnoticed,escape attention,be overlooked
Collocations
try to catch someone's eye,manage to catch someone's eye,suddenly catch someone's eye