heads will roll

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.

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.

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Political vengeance: Hitler vowed revenge on his political opponents, promising “heads will roll” as soon as he came to power.

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Hitler said if he ever came to office, "heads will roll."

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Be prepared: Heads will roll, stakes will fly and the essence of garlic will fill the air.

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"Heads will roll," said another senior source.

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