English Explanatory Dictionary

heads will roll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Some people will be fired for incompetence.

Pronunciation

en-au-heads will roll.ogg

Word forms

heads will roll

Etymology

From the imagery of a head rolling on the ground when a person is decapitated as punishment for a crime.

Related words

have someone's head off with someone's head
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