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
Astraea-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
JacquelynJAK-ə-linEnglish
Costachekos-TAH-keRomanian
Valent-Croatian
Ionathan-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Melaniame-LAHN-yah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Polish, Late Roman