make heads roll
make heads roll
1. To fire or dismiss several employees. You might notice that some of your colleagues are no longer here. The boss made heads roll because a botched presentation like that cannot happen again.
2. To punish and/or lash out at someone. I will make heads roll once I find out which students have been selling test answers.
See also: head, make, roll
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- give (one) the ax(e)
- give someone the ax
- give someone their walking papers
- give (one) (one's) walking papers
- give somebody their walking papers
- give (one) the (old) heave-ho
- give somebody the heave-ho
- give something/someone the heave-ho
- give the heave-ho
- heave-ho, give the