Lesson 147--Get Someone's Attention

A great phrasal verb that you should know is

 

Get someone's attention/catch someone's attention

examples

I got waiter's attention when I was ready to order.
Jimmy tried to get the teacher's attention during the test.
Maria caught everyone's attention when she entered the dance.  Her dress was amazing.
It was so noisy that Greg had to shout to get the bartender's attention.

related vocabulary

attention getting/ attention grabbing (adjective)
attention getter/ attention grabber (noun)