sleep with the fishes

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be dead, with one'scorpsedisposedof in a body ofwater.1833March, “The Three Humpbacks ; or, the Bridge of Bagdad”, inThe Lady's Magazine and Museum‎[1],page105:The porter[…]opened his sack, and pitched the corpse into the river, and ran back to receive the rest of his pay “ It is done,” said he, laughing ; “ Your mansleeps with the fishesof the Tigris by this time[…]”

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