be sleeping with the fishes



be sleeping with the fishes

gangster cliché To be murdered and have one's body disposed of in a river, lake, or ocean. Don't worry, boss, that no-good snitch will be sleeping with the fishes before sunrise.
See also: Fishes, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AlgernonAL-jər-nahnEnglish
Iucunda-Late Roman
Dafina-Albanian, Macedonian
FÉLixFE-leeks (Portuguese)French, Spanish, Portuguese
AnnmarieAN-mə-reeEnglish
Iris['airis]