sleep with the fishes

Meaning: To be dead, with one's body disposed of in the ocean or a large body of water.

Example: “In the gangster movie, the informant ends up sleeping with the fishes.”

Origin: Mafia slang popularized by The Godfather; describes the ultimate fate of victims whose bodies are weighted down and sunk.

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