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heads will roll

Fig. people will get into severe trouble. When the company's year-end results are known, heads will roll. Heads will roll when the principal sees the damaged classroom.

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heads will roll

something that you say which means people will lose their jobs as punishment for making serious mistakes If the accident was caused by company negligence, then heads will roll.

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heads will roll

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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heads will roll

in. someone will be punished. When I find out who did this, heads will roll.

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