An idiom that refers to giving someone preliminary news that is likely to upset or depress them in some way, so that they can prepare for it.
I thought I should give a heads-down to you about the fact that our mental health clinic has just been purchased by Jeff Bezos!
by Dr Bunnygirl July 5, 2021
Get the give a heads-down mug.An extremely fun and short-lived game we used to play in primary school.
RULES:
1. 2-4 kids are picked from a crowd of, say, schoolkids, in a classroom, who then goto the front of the room.
2. The rest of the kids in the room place their heads on the table so they can't see, but put their thumbs pointing upwards.
3. The kids at the front then proceed around the room and pick out one individual of the people with their thumbs up, and brush their thumbs. (One person not playing the game, usually the teacher, moniters the progress of the walkers and should take a mental note of who was picked.) The person whos thumbs have been brushed pull their thumbs itno their fists so they cant be chosen again. When the walkers have each done this to one person each, they return to the front of the room.
4. The kids sit back up and the ones who had their thumbs brushed stand up (if the number of people standing up exceeds the number of walkers then the game must be restarted, coz somebody's not playing fair) and then have one guess each at who did the thumb brushing. if they guess corectly they become a walker and the walker sits back down, and the whole game starts up again. Pretty cool huh?
TIP ON HOW TO WIN:
1. make a tiny hole out the sit of your arm to try and see through
2. try to set yourself up in a position in which you can see the floor and therefore the shoes of the person who brushes your thumb. compare shoes when guessing.
3. try to make a note of the gentleness or verocity in which your thumb was brushed. If it was a gentle brush and there are two people to choose from, the guy that steals your lunch money and a girl who wouldnt touch a brick for fear of hurting it, then a good guess would assume the girl was, perhaps, the one that brushed you. Be aware that even 7 year old baby bullies can be very sneaky.
4. when your thumb is brushed quickly whip up your head for a look and back down again, and hope no-one sees.
RULES:
1. 2-4 kids are picked from a crowd of, say, schoolkids, in a classroom, who then goto the front of the room.
2. The rest of the kids in the room place their heads on the table so they can't see, but put their thumbs pointing upwards.
3. The kids at the front then proceed around the room and pick out one individual of the people with their thumbs up, and brush their thumbs. (One person not playing the game, usually the teacher, moniters the progress of the walkers and should take a mental note of who was picked.) The person whos thumbs have been brushed pull their thumbs itno their fists so they cant be chosen again. When the walkers have each done this to one person each, they return to the front of the room.
4. The kids sit back up and the ones who had their thumbs brushed stand up (if the number of people standing up exceeds the number of walkers then the game must be restarted, coz somebody's not playing fair) and then have one guess each at who did the thumb brushing. if they guess corectly they become a walker and the walker sits back down, and the whole game starts up again. Pretty cool huh?
TIP ON HOW TO WIN:
1. make a tiny hole out the sit of your arm to try and see through
2. try to set yourself up in a position in which you can see the floor and therefore the shoes of the person who brushes your thumb. compare shoes when guessing.
3. try to make a note of the gentleness or verocity in which your thumb was brushed. If it was a gentle brush and there are two people to choose from, the guy that steals your lunch money and a girl who wouldnt touch a brick for fear of hurting it, then a good guess would assume the girl was, perhaps, the one that brushed you. Be aware that even 7 year old baby bullies can be very sneaky.
4. when your thumb is brushed quickly whip up your head for a look and back down again, and hope no-one sees.
teacher: ok children, theres 3 minutes left of school before the bell. Lets have a quick game of heads down thumbs up!!
children: (cheering, like at a footy match when the home team is up 56 points 20 minutes from the end of the game)
children: (cheering, like at a footy match when the home team is up 56 points 20 minutes from the end of the game)
by AndyD July 26, 2006
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When viewing a passed-out chick at a frat party with her face burried in the couch:
"Heads down, butts up! That's the way we like to fuck!"
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by Rogaine_God December 29, 2004
Get the Heads down, butts up! mug.Headley down is an area close to Bordon yet vastly different and often muddled. It contains the Heatherlands estate, on which lives what most of the English population calls Chavs. This term is one the Headley Downers find highly amusing, and given its bias definition, largly untrue.
The One Stop is the focal point of the estate, a place to meet, chat and hang out- even in the rain. From its frontage, Young lads with nothing better to do will Intimidate passers by to great amusement.
This is not, as many believe due to their thuggish behaviour- but simply a lack of anything more exciting to do.
Headley down chavs are vastly superiour to those from Bordon. This can be seen by their taste for expensive bling (the bordon lot wear costume jewellery), Their ability to co-ordinate (no red heels and pink tracksuits HERE thanks) and their habit of winning fights instead of losing...
The One Stop is the focal point of the estate, a place to meet, chat and hang out- even in the rain. From its frontage, Young lads with nothing better to do will Intimidate passers by to great amusement.
This is not, as many believe due to their thuggish behaviour- but simply a lack of anything more exciting to do.
Headley down chavs are vastly superiour to those from Bordon. This can be seen by their taste for expensive bling (the bordon lot wear costume jewellery), Their ability to co-ordinate (no red heels and pink tracksuits HERE thanks) and their habit of winning fights instead of losing...
by Madam Mim October 22, 2006
Get the Headley Down mug.Any device such as a cell phone, iPod, or gps that causes a person to look down while driving or walking. The opposite of a heads up display.
by flacker April 29, 2009
Get the heads down display mug.One of many method by which to accomplish a task. This method refers to going at the problem in a bullish and nonobservant manner. Not a particularly good quality when you have the big picture.
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