call (one) to attention

To instruct military personnel to stand at attention (which, in most cases, means looking forward and standing erect with one's arms at one's sides). The troops abruptly stopped marching when the drill sergeant called them to attention.

call someone to attention

to demand that someone assume the formal military stance of attention. The officer called the platoon to attention. The sergeant called us to attention.

词组	call (one) to attention
释义	call (one) to attention call (one) to attention To instruct military personnel to stand at attention (which, in most cases, means looking forward and standing erect with one's arms at one's sides). The troops abruptly stopped marching when the drill sergeant called them to attention. See also: attention, call Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. call someone to attention to demand that someone assume the formal military stance of attention. The officer called the platoon to attention. The sergeant called us to attention. See also: attention, call McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: call to attention grip (one's) attention snap to snap to (attention) snap to attention attention get (one's) attention turn (one's) mind to (something) hold (one's) attention hold attention
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