Calling for his head

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I can't see any individual, the closest guy who would come to that may be Ricky (Ponting). But the way things are going on in Australia, they are calling for his head, so I don't know really know how long he will be around. He is the only individual I think who could be close to Sachin's record. But I think it would be hard to surpass,

Please explain what calling for his head means here. I guess it means people are asking him(Ricky) to retire.

Source : cricbuzz.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

User_gary I guess it means people are asking him(Ricky) to retire.

Yes. It alludes to ancient times when rulers were actually beheaded. Now they're just shot.
Well, beheading is coming back into style in certain countries.

User_gary · Answer

Thank you.
Did you mean sacked by shot here? Or did it mean they were shot by a gun?

Avangi · Answer

User_garyDid you mean sacked by shot here?

I'm not familiar with that expression, but it does have a certain appeal.

When I wrote mine, I was picturing Anwar Sadat, who was president of Egypt (as I recall) during Jimmy Carter's administration. He stood at attention at the podium as the "rebels" continued to shoot him. Strangely enough, he was a Christian. I think he was a party to the original "Camp David Accords."
Many have been shot while in office, including a couple of our own.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Broadly speaking, to 'call for someone's head' means to demand that the person pay a penalty, be punished in some way, eg be fired from their job.

Clive

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