sleep with the fishes: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Primarily United States; used in wider English-speaking contextsinformalslang
    • To be murdered and disposed of in a body of water, or more generally to be killed, especially in the context of organized crime or threats.

    Examples

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    • The mafia threatened him that he’d soon be sleeping with the fishes if he didn’t pay up.

      The mafia threatened him that he’d soon be sleeping with the fishes if he didn’t pay up.

    • Rumors say the rival gang’s leader was made to sleep with the fishes last night.

      Rumors say the rival gang’s leader was made to sleep with the fishes last night.

    • If you cross the boss one too many times, you might end up sleeping with the fishes.

      If you cross the boss one too many times, you might end up sleeping with the fishes.

Examples:

  • EN: Cutie pie, if you don't give back the dough, you'll sleep with the fishes.
    ES: Si no me devuelves el dinero, ..dormirás con los pescados. ¿Clarito?
  • EN: Remember how they sent Luca Brazzi to sleep with the fishes.
    ES: Entonces recuerdas que mandaron a Luca Brazzi a dormir con los peces.
  • EN: Okay, Kabie, you get me out of here, or else you're really gonna sleep with the fishes.
    ES: Vale, Kabie. O me sacas de aquí o te vas a dormir con los peces.
  • EN: Well, I'm not going to sleep with the fishes because Kolitar's afraid I'm going to mess up his little scheme.
    ES: Bien no voy a quedarme quieto solo porque Kolitar... tiene miedo de que me meta en su proyecto.
  • EN: I'm a dead man ! I'm gonna sleep with the fishes !
    ES: Voy a dormir con los peces.
  • EN: They'll sleep with the fishes.
    ES: Dormirán con los peces.
  • EN: "sleep with the fishes in the afternoon."
    ES: Cruza el Don por la mañana... y dormirás con los peces por la tarde.
  • EN: Now who wants to sleep with the fishes?
    ES: ¿Ahora quién quiere dormir con los peces?
  • EN: On a bed of mackerel... So he'd "sleep with the fishes."
    ES: En una cama con caballas... para asi "dormir con los peces".
  • EN: You cheat me at fish and you sleep with the fishes.
    ES: Me hacen trampa en las cartas y terminan descartados.
  • EN: I said, "if I have to watch pretty woman one more time, You're gonna sleep with the fishes."
    ES: Dije, "si tengo que ver Pretty Woman una vez más, dormirás con los peces"
  • EN: Over the side she goes. She's going to sleep with the fishes.
    ES: Allá donde va duerme a los peces.
  • EN: He will sleep with the fishes is over for the day.
    ES: Él va a dormir con los peces, hoy se ha terminado.
  • EN: Any last words before you sleep with the fishes?
    ES: ¿Unas últimas palabras antes de dormir con los peces?
  • EN: Now you sleep with the fishes,
    ES: Ahora duermes con los peces,

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