Draw one's interest meaning in English
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Definition
(The trousers Horatio is wearing) draw my interest!: (Horatio's trousers) intrigue me, fascinate me, get my attention!
to draw someone's attention (to a problem): to bring (a problem) to someone's notice, attention
Examples
- "What drew my interest though, aside from Horatio's partial nudity and the supernatural gleam in his eye, was the large sack he was carrying in his left hand."
- "The official policy will be sent shortly as a PDF file, but I'd like to draw your attention to some specific details beforehand."
Exercise 1
Horatio's large sack .
Horatio's large sack caught Polly's attention.
caught Polly's attention: Polly writes "What drew my interest... was the large sack he was carrying in his left hand". The expression "to draw one's interest" means "to attract one's interest" or "to catch one's attention". Example: The dancing bear "drew the interest" of the passing children.
didn't surprise Polly: The sentence "Horatio's large sack didn't surprise Polly" indicates that Polly is accustomed to seeing Horatio with a large sack, or that seeing Horatio with a sack is unsurprising, which is not the case here. Polly's use of the expression "to draw one's interest" actually indicates that she is seeing something unusual. However, Polly does write that she is not surprised by Horatio's partial nudity, which is a habitual occurrence at the office.
disturbed and upset Polly: The idiom Polly uses in her email "to draw one's interest" expresses only that Horatio's sack "interested" or "intrigued" Polly. To say that the sack "disturbed" or "upset" her would be inaccurate.
turned Polly on: This is not the best choice. The expression "to turn someone on" means to excite someone, usually sexually. This is not what is happening here. Polly is only expressing her interest in "the large sack Horatio was carrying in his left hand".
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