have someone's head

verb

Definitions

  1. To punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh…

    To punish someone severely, as by sacking (firing), imprisonment, or similarly harsh penalties.

    • The boss will have his head for losing the biggest customer over a mistake.
  2. To kill somebody, especially with violence and especially by decapitation.

    • The tyrant would have their heads for their temerity.

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