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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Horatius-Ancient Roman
Riku (1)REE-kooFinnish
Tao-Chinese
Tshering-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Ximun-Basque
SantosSAHN-tosSpanish