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• make sit up — {v. phr.} To shock to attention; surprise; create keen interest. * /Her sudden appearance at the party and her amazingly low cut dress made us all sit up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• make sit up — {v. phr.} To shock to attention; surprise; create keen interest. * /Her sudden appearance at the party and her amazingly low cut dress made us all sit up./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• make\ sit\ up — v. phr. To shock to attention; surprise; create keen interest. Her sudden appearance at the party and her amazingly low cut dress made us all sit up …   Словарь американских идиом

• make sit up and take notice — make (someone) sit up and take notice to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it. That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon. (often + of) …   New idioms dictionary

• sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• make someone sit up and take notice — make (someone) sit up and take notice to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it. That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon. (often + of) …   New idioms dictionary

• sit down — {v.} To sit on a seat or resting place. * /After gym class Jim was tired and was glad to sit down and rest./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• sit down — {v.} To sit on a seat or resting place. * /After gym class Jim was tired and was glad to sit down and rest./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• sit tight — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. * /Sit tight; I ll be ready to go in a few minutes./ * /The doctor said to sit tight until he arrived./ * /The gangsters sat tight in the mountains… …   Dictionary of American idioms