heads will roll

heads will roll

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Phrase

heads will roll

1. (idiomatic) some people will be fired for incompetence

   If this project isn't completed on time, heads will roll.

Translations

some people will be fired for incompetence

Chinese: Mandarin: 人頭落地, 人头落地 (réntóu luòdì) French: des têtes vont tomber Hungarian: fejek fognak hullani

Italian: cadranno delle teste Polish: polecą głowy Russian: полетят головы (poletjat golovy)