make (one) sit up and take notice イディオム

at a moment's notice

with little warning, on short notice We may call you at a moment's notice - whenever we need help.

give notice

give a letter that says you are leaving or quitting If I want to leave the position, I give them two weeks notice.

on short notice

without much warning, at a moment's notice Can you come to work on short notice? Within a day or two?

serve notice

state your plans, say what you will do, spread the word If you enter the novel contest, you are serving notice that you are a serious writer.

take notice of

pay attention to；heed 注意；留意
He passed by me without taking any notice of me．他从我旁边走过，一点也没有注意到我。
If you hear the fire alarm at ten o'clock this morning，don't take any notice of it；the engineers are merely testing it．如果你们今天上午10点钟听到火警，请不要在意，工程师们只是在做试验。
She passed me in the street，but took no notice of me．她在街上碰到我，但是她不理我。
He never takes notice of what I say．他从不理会我所说的话。

take notice

Idiom(s): take notice (of sth)

Theme: OBSERVATION

to observe something.
• I didn't take notice of when he came in.
• They say he came in late, but I didn't take notice.

sit up and take notice

Idiom(s): sit up and take notice

Theme: ATTENTION

to become alert and pay attention.
• A loud noise from the front of the room caused everyone to sit up and take notice.
• The company wouldn't pay any attention to my complaints. When I had my lawyer write them a letter, they sat up and took notice.

escape one's notice

Idiom(s): escape one's notice

Theme: ESCAPE

to go unnoticed; not to have been noticed. (Usually a way to point out that someone has failed to see or respond to something.)
• I suppose my earlier request escaped your notice, so I'm writing again.
• I'm sorry. Your letter escaped my notice.

I hereby give notice of my intention

Hereby is used sometimes in formal, official declarations and statements to give greater force to the speaker' or the writer's affirmation. People will say it sometimes to emphasise their sincerity and correctness.

give notice|give|notice

v. phr. To inform an employer, an employee, a landlord, or a tenant of the termination of a contractual agreement of service or tenancy. Max gave notice at the bank where he was working. Sally was given notice by her landlord.

make (one) sit up and booty notice

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