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
Daiva-Lithuanian
Cokkie-Dutch
DaniËLle-Dutch
JancisJAN-sisEnglish (Rare)
Avetis-Armenian
KenelmKEN-əlmEnglish (Rare)