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make heads roll

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make heads roll

1. To fire or dismiss several employees. You might notice that some of your colleagues are no longer here. The boss made heads roll because a botched presentation like that cannot happen again.

2. To punish and/or lash out at someone. I will make heads roll once I find out which students have been selling test answers.

See also: head, make, roll