IDIOM: "used as a polite way of trying to get someone's attention" Crossword Clue

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IDIOM: "used as a polite way of trying to get someone's attention" Crossword Answer

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POLITE (adjective)
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners
2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
ATTENTION (noun)
1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

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