be swimming with the fishes



be swimming with the fishes

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Glyn-Welsh
Giorgi-Georgian
Diokles-Ancient Greek
TwylaTWIE-ləEnglish
CeliaSEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)English, Spanish, Italian
Lilianne-French (Rare)