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15th September 2025

How does that grab you?

We use this expression to ask if someone is interested in something, or to ask their opinion of something.
Usage
Written: 
No
Spoken: 
Yes
Formal: 
No
Informal: 
Yes
Example 1
I'm bored. What shall we do?
Why don't we go canoeing? How does that grab you?
Great idea! We haven't done that for ages.
Example 2
I want to go to the beach. How does that grab you?
Sounds like fun. When shall we go?

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