heads will roll (for something)

heads will roll (for something)
ˈheads will roll (for sth) idiom
(informal, usually humorous) used to say that some people will be punished because of sth that has happened
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  • heads will roll — Severe punishments will be meted out, esp loss of status or office • • • Main Entry: ↑roll * * * heads will roll informal phrase used for saying that people will be severely punished for something, often by losing their jobs It seems certain more …   Useful english dictionary

  • heads will roll — If heads will roll, people will be punished or sacked for something that has gone wrong …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • heads will roll —    If heads will roll, people will be punished or sacked for something that has gone wrong.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Heads will roll —   If heads will roll, people will be punished or sacked for something that has gone wrong …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • roll — [[t]ro͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ rolls, rolling, rolled 1) V ERG When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. [V prep/adv] The ball rolled into the net... [V prep/adv] Their car went off the road and rolled over …   English dictionary

  • It's Only Rock and Roll (Only Fools and Horses) — For the Rolling Stones album, see It s Only Rock n Roll : For the Waylon Jennings album, see It s Only Rock and Roll Infobox Only Fools and Horses episode name = It s Only Rock and Roll Series = 4 writer = John Sullivan director = Susan Belbin… …   Wikipedia

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