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Idioms and Phrases
Be in charge of, lead, as in She headed up the commission on conservation . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]Example Sentences
A side trip to Sidecar Doughnuts After that, we’re going to head up north, but we have to stop at Sidecar Doughnuts in Santa Monica first.
The many satellites now heading up to space don't live long: these days, they're designed to have a five-year lifespan to reduce the amount of trash in orbit.
She says the patients always direct the process and then give her the "heads up and ready to go".
"It's not ideal for the manager. He's got some big games ahead. He's got to keep his head up, got to keep going, working hard and believing in what they do."
When women at Newsweek, who were not allowed to advance beyond researcher, filed a discrimination suit in 1970, they gave Graham a heads up.
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