Verb
sit up and take notice (third-person singular simple present sits up and takes notice, present participle sitting up and taking notice, simple past sat up and took notice, past participle sat up and taken notice)
To start to pay attention suddenly.
Alpha Centauri's graphics are quite good, but they're not going to make anyone sit up and take notice. Source: Internet
I'm not usually a fan of ornithology or bird watching but Engle and illustrator Aliona Bereghici have created a melding of words and images to make readers like me sit up and take notice. Source: Internet
Humans all over, especially those in the subcontinent, need to sit up and take notice at whatever it is that masquerades as media. Source: Internet
Most of the scientists appear to be unflappable people, so when they dryly state things like, “This entire area would be devastated with nothing left alive,” you know it’s time to sit up and take notice. Source: Internet
This is only the *324 beginning of an operation which will cause those who have ignored my plight up until this point to sit up and take notice. Source: Internet
The side is being bolstered by the presence of on-form striker Basiru Mbye whose goal-scoring spree of twenty-six (26) for Belgian premier league club KSC Lokeren’s reserves is forcing scouts to sit up and take notice. Source: Internet