catch the eye

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catch the eye (third-person singular simple present catches the eye, present participle catching the eye, simple past and past participle caught the eye)

1. (idiomatic) To attract the attention
   • 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC‎:

     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.

• eye-catching