bring something to someone's attention
- bring something to someone's attention
bring something to someone's attention
to make someone aware of something; to mention or show something to someone. •
I would like to bring this problem to your attention.
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If there is something I should know about, please bring it to my attention.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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attention — [[t]əte̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ attentions 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, usu with poss If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully. You have my undivided attention... Later he turned his… … English dictionary
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attention — noun 1 WATCHING/LISTENING CAREFULLY a) pay attention to carefully listen to or watch something that is happening, or to be careful about what you are doing: The teacher got angry with me when I didn t pay attention. (+ to): The TV was on but Di… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English