Sleeping with the Fishes

To Be Dead, to be found dead, to be killed, slayed, massacred, murdered brutally, or extermined, put to death by some force

The Godfather
The Gutted fish placed on Don Vito Corleone's lap, it, "He goes, what is this?" and his man replys, "It means Luca Debrazi is sleeping with the fishes."

by vmars06 May 19, 2006

sleep with the fishes

Killed and thrown in a river, ocean, water body.

"It's an old Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." -Sal Tessio in The Godfather

by Resch17 September 4, 2005

Sleep with the fishes

Fish wrapped up in an article of clothing of the person who has been hit, whacked, killed, was then in newspaper and delivered to the capos, signifying that the member was dead, and at the bottom of the sea.

Its a Sicilian Message - He sleep with the fishes--from Godfather.

by rebeccatracy August 23, 2007

sleep with the fishes

Dying, and getting the body hidden underwater.

P1: Hey, want to kill that guy over there?
P2: Yeah, he's gonna be sleeping with the fishes, like Osama Bin Laden.
sleep with the fishes

by noo7na7 November 26, 2015

sleep with the fishes

term used when someone has been killed or will be killed. this with reference to fishing, where you put your catches in the icebox, where some fish are already dead and others are just waiting to die.

shut up or you'll soon sleep with the fishes

by brendanmp April 16, 2016

Sleep With The Fishes

To be killed a put in a river

He's sleeping with the fishes tonight
Your going to sleep with the fishes if your not lucky

by Gingfor November 6, 2020

sleep with the fishes

To die, of natural or unnatural causes. Watch "The Godfather" and you'll understand.

He sleeps with the fishes.

by Rokinfreeworld December 30, 2003