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carefully

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Heads up!

Raise your head and look around you carefully for information or something that you need to see or avoid. Heads up! Watch out for that door! Heads up! There is a car coming.

See also: Head

tread carefully

also tread warily

to avoid saying or doing anything that could cause difficulties Some companies continue to tread carefully when doing business on the Internet.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form tread cautiously: You should tread cautiously when discussing financial matters with him.

See also: carefully, tread

Heads up!

exclam. Look out! Heads up! Watch out for the swinging bucket!

See also: Head