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Meantolearn Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

heads-up

"Just to give you a heads-up, we will be stopping by your current suite tomorrow around 10 am to tour the space."

Does "heads-up" mean to bring someone's attention or alert?

I wonder anyone knows its origin?

Thanks,
  

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S. " : : I don't know the origin but it always makes me think of deer grazing in a field -- they hear/smell/sense and enemy and their heads come up and they're ready for flight. " means that a ball is coming in your direction and that you should be looking up in order to spot it.

— Danyoo

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  • " : : I don't know the origin but it always makes me think of deer grazing in a field -- they hear/smell/sense and enemy and their heads come up and they're ready for flight.
  • " means that a ball is coming in your direction and that you should be looking up in order to spot it.
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/20/messages/1025.html
: : It's become an office "buzz word" or should I say "buzz phrase" in recent years in the U.S. meaning "warning" or "advance notice." "I w
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