attention

• Catch someone's eye

  To attract the attention of another person, often visually.

• To be in the spotlight

  To be the focus of public attention, scrutiny, or admiration.

• Hang on every word

  To listen with intense concentration and eagerness to everything someone is saying.

• Prick up one's ears

  To suddenly pay close attention, often with a sense of alertness or curiosity, because something interesting or surprising has been said or heard.

• Be all eyes and ears

  To pay extremely close attention, observing and listening intently to everything around you.

• My ears are open

  To be completely ready and willing to listen attentively to whatever someone has to say.