pique (one's) (emotion)
pique (one's) (emotion)
To arouse a particular emotion in one. While the special effects looked impressive, it was the movie's approach to its female characters that piqued my interest. Nothing piques my ire like people who don't use their turn signals when they're driving! It's important to provide your children with experiences that pique their curiosity.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pique someone's curiosity
and pique someone's interestto arouse interest; to arouse curiosity. The advertisement piqued my curiosity about the product. The professor tried to pique the students' interest in French literature.
See also: curiosity, pique
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
ˌpique somebody’s ˈinterest, curiˈosity, etc.
(especially American English) make somebody very interested in something: The programme has certainly piqued public interest in this rare bird.See also: pique
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- pique curiosity
- pique somebody's interest, curiosity, etc.
- arouse
- arouse (one) from
- arouse from
- choked with emotion
- please the eye
- pleasing to the eye
- not least
- choked by emotion