English Dictionary

sleep with the fishes

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To have one's corpse disposed of in a body of water.

日本語の意味

（イディオム）死体を水中に処分される、つまり暗殺や恫喝の結果として誰かの遺体が水中に沈められることを意味する

If you betray the boss, you'll sleep with the fishes.

ボスを裏切れば、殺されて遺体を水中に沈められるだろう。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To have one's corpse disposed of in a body of water.

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 man sleeps with the fishes of the Tigris by this time […]”

sleeps with the fishes （ present singular third-person ）

sleeping with the fishes （ participle present ）

slept with the fishes （ participle past ）

slept with the fishes （ past ）