feed the fishes



feed the fishes

slang To drown. Primarily heard in UK. We've got a search party out there right now, but I'm getting more and more worried about some of our guys feeding the fishes. If you can't swim, it's only a matter of time till you feed the fishes!
See also: feed, Fishes

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Luannaloo-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
Josefaho-SE-fah (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, Czech
Mwenye-Eastern African, Swahili
LuukasLOO:-kahsFinnish
Radoslavrah-dah-SLAHF (Russian)Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Medieval Slavic
ToriTAWR-eeEnglish