| 释义 |
●ˌheads will ˈroll (for sth) (spoken, usually humorous) used to say that some people will be punished because of sth that has happened 有些人将（为某事）受到惩罚◆Have you seen this article about police corruption? Heads will roll, I’m sure.
你看到那篇报道警察贪污的文章了吗？他们肯定没有好下场。◆When the spy scandal was exposed, many said that heads should roll in the government.
间谍丑闻曝光后，很多人认为政府里应该有人受到惩罚。 ORIGIN This comes from the idea that when people were punished by having their heads cut off, the heads rolled along the ground. 这个习语源于一种说法，即人被斩首后，头会在地上滚动。 |