make sit up and take notice

make somebody sit up and take notice

to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it (often + of ) That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon.

See also: and, make, notice, sit, take, up

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Radovan	-	Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Cohen	['kəuin]
Hobson	['hɔbsn]
Ljupcho	-	Macedonian
Porfirio	-	Italian, Spanish
Brutus	-	Ancient Roman