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heads-up

heads-up {adj.}, {informal}

Wide-awake; alert; watchful; intelligent.

You must play hard, heads-up baseball to win this game.

Compare: ON ONE'S TOES, ON THE BALL.

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heads up

[heads up] {interj.}, {informal} Keep your head up and be careful or ready. - Used as a warning to prepare for something or clear the way * /"Heads up!" said […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on one's toes

[on one's toes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alert; ready to act. * /The successful ball player is always on his toes./ Compare: [HEADS-UP], [ON THE BALL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

put their heads together

[put their heads together] or [lay their heads together] {v. phr.}, {informal} To plan or consider things together; discuss something as a group; talk it over. * /They put their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep one's eye on the ball

[keep one's eye on the ball] {v. phr.} 1. To watch the ball at all times in a sport, usually in order to hit it or get it; not stop […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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