Stands for Head Down Bum Up (or Heads Down Bums Up, when referring to a group).
Meaning: busy at work; hard at work; engrossed in something to the exclusion of other distractions – presumably by analogy to livestock feeding at a trough?
Synonyms: Heads-down; up against it; having one's nose to the grindstone.
Origin: unknown, apparently Australian.
Meaning: busy at work; hard at work; engrossed in something to the exclusion of other distractions – presumably by analogy to livestock feeding at a trough?
Synonyms: Heads-down; up against it; having one's nose to the grindstone.
Origin: unknown, apparently Australian.
HF: Is everyone coming downstairs for the team meeting?
SR: Sorry, going to have to give this one a pass. I'm HDBU on a BB DG that's due by EOP.
SR: Sorry, going to have to give this one a pass. I'm HDBU on a BB DG that's due by EOP.
by Rokeby July 23, 2020