fasten on/upon sth
— phrasal verb with fasten uk/ˈfɑː.sən/us/ˈfæs.ən/verb
to give attention to something, because it is of special interest or often because you think it is the cause of a problem:
The politician has fastened on the problems of the working poor.
My mind fastened on his admission that he was an agent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutter idiom
- amped
- animated
- be as high as a kite idiom
- exhilarated
- fanatical
- fascinated
- fasten
- float sb's boat idiom
- flushed
- flutter
- knot
- overzealous
- passionate
- pop-eyed
- potty
- psyched
- sniff
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