call to attention

call someone to attention

to demand that someone assume the formal military stance of attention. The officer called the platoon to attention. The sergeant called us to attention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jo	[dʒəu]
Milada	-	Czech
ĐUraĐ	JOOR-ahj	Serbian, Croatian (Archaic)
Marciano	-	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Andria	-	Georgian, Corsican
Vern	VURN	English