Heads-will-roll Definition

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(idiomatic) Some people will be fired for incompetence.

If this project isn't completed on time, heads will roll.
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Origin of Heads-will-roll

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

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