head up

1. Be in charge of, lead, as in She headed up the commission on conservation. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

John Redwood, a former Tory MP who once headed up Thatcher's policy unit in Downing Street, said the British energy industry could provide a similar cause for the party's activists to rally behind.

From BBC

"We want to host the Fifa World Cup, but we want to do that with our heads up high, not while hiding behind a façade."

From BBC

But, he told a dismayed Combs, who twice tilted his head up and sighed, there was light at the end of his jail sentence.

From BBC

DiGiorgio said Foster told the players who were able to attend the hastily arranged meeting early in the team’s bye week to keep their heads up and keep pushing.

From Los Angeles Times

A Gibson Dunn attorney who heads up the team that represents the city did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

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