sit up

Meaning

1. Oxford70% of films

   to be or move yourself into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back

2. Oxford15% of films

   to start to pay careful attention to what is happening, being said, etc.

3. Oxford5% of films

   to not go to bed until later than usual

In the movies · 54

• Betty! Sit up now!The Crucible2014
• Sit up, sit up.Sons of the Desert1933
• I was in attendance for his appendectomy and we became engaged as soon as he could sit up.Witness for the Prosecution1957
• Okay, sweetheart, sit up, sit up, sit up.Almost Famous2000
• No, no, sit up, Dube. Sit up.Hotel Rwanda2004
• Drax sit up Drax sit up IdiotGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023
• Come on, sit up. Sit up, Leese.Red Eye2005
• Now, sit up.Silver Linings Playbook2012

Learn it in full scenes

• The Crucible2014
  • Parris Demands the Truth From Abigail
  • Ann Putnam Cries Witchcraft
  • Abigail Threatens the Girls
• Witness for the Prosecution1957
  • Sir Wilfrid Goes Home
  • Sir Wilfrid Hides Cigars in His Cane
  • Vole Tries to Hire Sir Wilfrid
• Silver Linings Playbook2012
  • Pat Rides Home From the Hospital
  • Pat's Silver Lining Speech
  • Pat Tells Dr. Patel the Truth

From the same entry

• be sitting pretty
• sit at feet
• sit comfortably, easily, well
• sit in judgement
• sit on the fence
• sit tight
• sit bolt upright
• rest on your laurels
• sit silently by
• sit about
• sit back
• sit by

More phrasal verbs

• stand up to
• come together
• sit about
• go back to
• root for
• turn back
• go without
• take it out on
• take up
• add to
• move over
• care for