in trouble

In deep sh-t.

This idiom or expression (which is not polite) means:

In trouble.
Under pressure.
In a messy situation that’s not easy to get out of.

A. Have you seen the test results?
B. Yes, I know, we’re deep sh-t!!

Also see:
In hot water.

Dead meat.

This idiom or expression like phrase means:

In trouble.

A. Are you gonna tell your wife what happened?
B. Of course not!! If she finds out I’ll be dead meat!

Under water.

This idiom or expression like phrase means:

In trouble.
In financial trouble.
Financially speaking, when you owe more (on a property) than the property is worth.

In hot water.

This idiom or expression means:

In trouble.
Under pressure.

Political scandals have landed several public figures in hot water.

Also see:
In deep sh-t. (Not a polite thing to say.)

Put someone on the chopping block.

This idiom or expression has to do with:

Making someone the scapegoat, and putting the blame on them.

Also:
In trouble.

When someone says “If she finds out, my neck will be on the chopping block,” they mean something like “I’ll be in trouble.”

Heads will roll.

This idiom or expression means:

People will get in trouble.
Employees will lose their job.
Players will get cut from the team. Etc.

Examples:
If the team keeps losing, heads will roll.
If we don’t get a new contract, heads will roll.

History: 
"Heads will roll" is one of a whole series of expressions which come from old-fashioned beheading of criminals, including "getting the axe", "the axe is going to fall" and "being on the chopping block". However, "heads are going to roll" evokes the chaos and purging of the nobility and elite during the French Revolution, where thousands of people (including the king) were put to the guillotine.
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