heads will roll
idiom
variants
or less commonly heads are going to roll
informal
—used to say that people will be severely punished or will lose their jobs because of something that has happened
When the boss finds out about the mistake, heads will roll.
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Three people dead from an entirely preventable incident, but no heads will roll.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
Whether any heads will roll as a result of that investigation remains to be seen.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 June 2023
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
Whether any heads will roll as a result of that investigation remains to be seen.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 June 2023
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“Heads will roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heads%20will%20roll. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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