Communication
catch your ear
attract your listening attention
To attract your attention while you are listening, especially because something sounds interesting or unusual.
Hear it in real life
Why did you choose that song?
The unusual rhythm caught my ear.
One comment in the meeting really caught my ear.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The song caught my attention to it.
Say: The song caught my ear.
Say "caught my ear" when a sound or phrase makes you listen more closely.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
catch someone's ear; caught my ear
Your turn: say it out loud
One comment in the meeting really caught my ear.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
catch your ear
attract your listening attention
“One comment in the meeting really caught my ear.”
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