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
Muireann-Irish
MerrickMER-ikEnglish (Rare)
HildegardHIL-de-gahrt (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Roderick['rɔdərik]
Reza-Persian
Rafaelrah-fah-EL (Spanish), RAH-fah-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Macedonian