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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Whether any heads will roll as a result of that investigation remains to be seen. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 June 2023