spring to attention



spring to attention

to move quickly to assume the military posture of attention. The recruit sprang to attention.
See also: attention, spring

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tuure-Finnish
HrÓAldr-Ancient Scandinavian
Jalal-Arabic, Persian
Adara-Hebrew
Jarvis['dʒa:vis]
OŽBej-Slovene