sleep with the fishes



sleep 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
HilaryHIL-ə-reeEnglish
Selig-Yiddish
Shams Al-Din-Arabic
GottliebGAWT-leepGerman
TanyaTAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English)Russian, English
Judocus-Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)