sleep with the fishes

listen to the pronunciation of sleep with the fishes
English - Turkish
(Ev ile ilgili) (Mafya jargonu) Birinin öldürülüp, cesedinin denize veya başka bir su kütlesine atılmak
English - English
To be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water
(Ev ile ilgili) Be killed and have one's body disposed off in the sea or other body of water
sleep with the fishes

    Hyphenation

    Sleep with the fish·es

    Turkish pronunciation

    slip wîdh dhi fîşız

    Pronunciation

    /ˈslēp wəᴛʜ ᴛʜē ˈfəsʜəz/ /ˈsliːp wɪð ðiː ˈfɪʃəz/

    Etymology

    () * Probably first used in the motion picture The Godfather (1972): "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."The original text in Mario Puzo's book The Godfather (1969) read: “The fish means that Luca Brasi is sleeping on the bottom of the ocean,” he said. “It’s an old Sicilian message.”
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