sleeping with the fishes

A form of sleep with the fishes — To be dead, with one's corpse disposed of in a body of water.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sleep with the fishes
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APA

sleeping with the fishes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20with%20the%20fishes

MLA

“sleeping with the fishes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20with%20the%20fishes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleeping with the fishes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20with%20the%20fishes.

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