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
Frano-Croatian
CuÁN-Irish
TheaTE-ah (German), THEE-ə (English)German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English
LeifLAYFSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
Frye[frai]
Batul-Arabic