direct (one's) attention to (someone or something)
direct (one's) attention to (someone or something)
To focus on someone or something. And if you'll direct your attention to the docent, she'll start you on your tour of the art museum. When the lights in the theater dimmed, we knew to direct our attention to the stage.
See also: attention, direct
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
direct someone's attention to someone or something
to focus someone's regard or concern on someone or something; to cause someone to notice someone or something. May I directyour attention to the young man in the purple costume? The announcer directed our attention to the magician who was coming on stage.
See also: attention, direct
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- direct
- direct attention to
- besetting sin
- eat out of someone's hand, to
- the wherewithal for (something)
- the wherewithal to (do something)
- a wet blanket
- abide
- abide by
- hardliner