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
Sati-Hinduism
Sylviane-French
OrvokkiOR-vok-keeFinnish
Iounia-Biblical Greek
AbrahamAY-brə-ham (English), AH-brah-hahm (Dutch)English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
FridtjofFRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish