give one 's whole attention in
To be attentive.
Idioms and allusions
[source] Chapter 10 of Li Jieren's Tianmo Dance: "Bai Zhishi doesn't recognize him. What's more, at the moment, he only pays attention to the two murderers who are beaten up by people."
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate, attributive and adverbial; refers to concentration
give one 's whole attention in