people will be fired or forced to resign
be dismissed from service after a disaster
promise to be held accountable for failure
prediction of persons responsible for being punished
Heads are going to roll when the boss finds out about the missing stock.
The editor and the reporter both knew that heads were going to roll in the banking world as soon as tomorrow’s edition hit the stands.
The new CEO is making a lot of tough decisions to cut the company’s losses. Heads are rolling all over the place.
If the soldiers are not standing to attention when he arrives, heads will roll.
The President warned that ‘heads will roll‘ if the findings indicate abuse of funds.
The judges said any laxity on the part of the officials hereafter would result in the guillotine falling on their necks, and heads would start rolling.
The ministerial orders come with deadlines, and heads will roll if the requirements are not met.
There is no origin for this idiom
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