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
Asaf-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Giuseppejoo-ZEP-peItalian
Brande-English
Eleri-Welsh
ÖZgÜRUUZ-guyrTurkish
KaleviKAH-le-veeFinnish