to sleep with the fishes

Definizione e significato di "sleep with the fishes"in inglese

to sleep with the fishes
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to be killed or dead, typically conveying the body has been disposed of by being thrown into water

IdiomIdiom
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In mobster movies, characters often warn their enemies that they'll end up sleeping with the fishes if they do n't comply.
The detective found a note in the victim's pocket, cryptically stating, " He who crosses the boss ends up sleeping with the fishes. "
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