heads will roll

Idioms  

1. Someone will be severely punished, as in If no one meets the chairman's plane, heads will roll. This hyperbolic expression alludes to the punishment of being beheaded.

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Example Sentences

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Wednesday that "heads will roll" after officials admitted Alice Guo had left the country undetected one month ago and travelled to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

From BBC

He does not anticipate any other heads will roll.

From Seattle Times

Fury rose last month when Sakher Dudin, the government spokesman and minister of information, said “heads will roll” following the leak of an official document on new coronavirus restrictions.

From Washington Post

The team has lost at least 88 games every full season since Preller’s arrival in August 2014, and at the end of 2019, owner Ron Fowler signaled the end of his patience, saying “heads will roll” if the team didn’t turn around by 2020.

From Washington Post

Heads will roll!’” she says, shrieking like a comically irate producer.

From Los Angeles Times