be out for scalp

be out for/after somebody's scalp

(mainly American)

to want to punish someone because you blame them for something bad that has happened The mayor has made one mistake too many and the voters are out for his scalp.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dinh	-	Vietnamese
Jock	JAHK	Scottish
Landebert	-	Ancient Germanic
Raimund	RIE-muwnt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Nedelka	-	Macedonian
Ivor	IE-vawr (English), EE-vawr (English)	Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British)