centre of attention

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centre of attention - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"

center of attention, center, centre

object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

conversation piece - something interesting that stimulates conversation

crosshairs - a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs"

cynosure - something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"

eye-catcher - a striking person or thing that attracts attention

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