Heads will roll?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emphatic">emphatic</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="chopped">chopped</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="by">by</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>”, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="interprets">interprets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="head">head</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sack">sack</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Heads">Heads</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="roll">roll</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="severed">severed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="right">right</span>?</p><p><span word="Correct">Correct</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="executions">executions</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beheaded">beheaded</span> – <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="chopped">chopped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="injection">injection</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="brutally">brutally</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="humane">humane</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>, <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="tumbling">tumbling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>.</p>
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