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
Roseannro-ZANEnglish
Jacquelinezha-kə-LEEN (French), zhak-LEEN (French), JAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)French, English
Elisabeta-Romanian
Danutadah-NUW-tahPolish
Harish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Zorione-Basque