give sb. the heads up?

25Hrs/Day · #1 29-Jun-2005, 15:14

She said some students suffered culture shock because of the belief that everyone loved Americans. "We are giving them the heads up that it is a bit more heated because of the war in Iraq," Ms Houston said.

Above is quoted from an article in TheMorningNews. I looked up the word "head" in dictionaries but failed to find the meaning of this expression. Anyone please help me out.

Thanks in anticipation!

twostep · #2 29-Jun-2005, 18:37

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Originally Posted by 25Hrs/Day

She said some students suffered culture shock because of the belief that everyone loved Americans. "We are giving them the heads up that it is a bit more heated because of the war in Iraq," Ms Houston said.

Above is quoted from an article in TheMorningNews. I looked up the word "head" in dictionaries but failed to find the meaning of this expression. Anyone please help me out.

Thanks in anticipation!

heads up - fair warning, advance notice

25Hrs/Day · #3 03-Jul-2005, 01:51

Thank you very much, twostep.

I was busy the past few days and sorry for the late reply.

**Tdol** · #4 03-Jul-2005, 10:06

With a name like 25Hrs/Day, you should be busy.

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