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./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — phrasal : to show a lively interest or apprehension
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — wake up, become alert; be amazed, be astounded
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be surprised into noticing something. * /Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearing that she had …
Slang English vocab
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — v. phr. , informal To be surprised into noticing something. Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearing that she had …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — Встрепенуться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — Встрепенуться
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — expr infml But when'she married the delightful mayor the whole county suddenly sat up and began to take notice — Но …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — expr infml But when'she married the delightful mayor the whole county suddenly sat up and began to take notice — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — sit up and take notice expr infml But when she married the delightful mayor the whole county suddenly sat up …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE — But when'she married the delightful mayor the whole county suddenly sat up and began to take notice — Но когда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIT — I. (|)sit, usu -id.+V; before a vowel-initial adverb with primary stress often _səd. or _sət; before “down” often _sə or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOTICE — I. ˈnōd.ə̇s, -ōtə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English notyce, from Middle French notice acquaintance, from Latin notitia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIT — sit 1 /sit/ , v. , sat or ( Archaic ) sate; sat or ( Archaic ) sitten; sitting . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOTICE — — noticer , n. /noh"tis/ , n. , v. , noticed, noticing . n. 1. an announcement or intimation of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIT — I. ˈsit verb ( sat ˈsat ; sit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SIT — obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of sit, for sitteth. 2. sit ·vt to suit (well / ill); to become. 3. …
Webster English vocab
NOTICE — noun attention; respectful treatment; civility. 2. notice ·noun a writing communicating information or warning. 3. notice ·vt to treat with …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIT — [sit] vb sat ; sit.ting [ME sitten, fr. OE sittan; akin to OHG sizzen to sit, L sedere, Gk hezesthai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT — / sɪt; NAmE / verb ( sit·ting , sat , sat / sæt; NAmE /) ON CHAIR, etc. 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTICE — / ˈnəʊtɪs; NAmE ˈnoʊ-/ noun , verb ■ noun PAYING ATTENTION 1. [ U ] the fact of sb paying …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIT — sit S1 W1 /sɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOTICE — I. no ‧ tice 1 S1 W2 /ˈnəʊtəs, ˈnəʊtɪs $ ˈnoʊ-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOTICE — n. & v. --n. 1 attention, observation (it escaped my notice). 2 a displayed sheet etc. bearing an announcement or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIT — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOTICE — n. & v. n. 1 attention, observation (it escaped my notice). 2 a displayed sheet etc. bearing an announcement or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1. intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Oxford English vocab
NOTICE — n. & v. --n. 1. attention, observation (it escaped my notice). 2 a displayed sheet etc. bearing an announcement or …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOTICE — ( notices, noticing, noticed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOTICE — [noun] [U]What Nico has to say deserves some notice (= attention).The mistake on my bank statement escaped my notice (= …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — Synonyms and related words : be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOTICE — Synonyms and related words : account, acknowledge, acquaintance, admonish, admonishment, admonition, advert, advertence, advertency, advice, advise, alarm, alertness, allude, analysis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless , still ▪ Just ~ still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIT — INDEX: 1. to be sitting in a chair, on the floor etc 2. to sit after you have been standing …
Longman Activator English vocab

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