heads up
(used to call attention to an impending danger or the need for immediate alertness.)
Origin of heads up
1Other definitions for heads-up (2 of 2)
quick to grasp a situation and take advantage of opportunities; alert; resourceful.
a warning in advance: sending a heads-up to the Pentagon about possible attacks.
Origin of heads-up
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British Dictionary definitions for heads up
mainly US and Canadian a tip-off or small amount of information given in advance
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Other Idioms and Phrases with heads up
A warning to watch out for potential danger, as in Heads up, that tree is coming down now! The expression is generally in the form of an interjection. [c. 1940]
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