How to Pronounce "sleep with the fishes"
expression
SLEEP with the FISH-ez
sleep with the FISH-iz
Definition
A slang expression meaning someone has been killed and their body disposed of in water, often by criminals; a euphemism for being murdered.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɫip/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɪʃəz/, /ˈfɪʃɪz
British English
slˈiːp/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɪʃɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLEEP with the FISH-ez
UK
sleep with the FISH-iz
Listen in Context
He threatened to make him sleep with the fishes.
Everyone in the gang fears sleeping with the fishes.
The boss said the traitor would soon sleep with the fishes.
If you mess with them, you might end up sleeping with the fishes.