SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE


Meaning of SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE in English

{v. phr.}, {informal} To be surprised into noticing something. * /Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearing that she had won the essay contest made them sit up and take notice./ * /George's sudden success made the town sit up and take notice./

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.