snap to attention



snap to (attention)

in. to come to attention; to look alert immediately. When they realized what was happening, they began to snap to.
See also: attention, snap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Irenkaee-REN-kah (Polish)Polish, Czech
ÙNaOO-naScottish
Kazuokah-zoo-oJapanese
PiersPEERZ (English), PEERS (English)English (British), Medieval French
Sopio-Georgian
Raines[reinz]