"sleep with the fishes" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 和鱼一起睡觉（被杀害的委婉说法）

Definition

一个俚语表达，意思是有人被杀害并抛尸水中，常见于犯罪情境；是被杀害的委婉说法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非常不正式的表达，多见于黑帮或黑社会题材的电影。不要按字面理解，一般是开玩笑或夸张地表示被“除掉”。不用于自然死亡。因电影《教父》广为人知。

Examples

He threatened to make him sleep with the fishes.

他威胁说要让他**和鱼一起睡觉**。

Everyone in the gang fears sleeping with the fishes.

帮派里的每个人都害怕**和鱼一起睡觉**。

The boss said the traitor would soon sleep with the fishes.

老大会说叛徒很快会**和鱼一起睡觉**。

If you mess with them, you might end up sleeping with the fishes.

你要是惹了他们，可能会**和鱼一起睡觉**。

'The Godfather' made the phrase 'sleep with the fishes' famous.

《教父》让“**和鱼一起睡觉**”这句话出名了。

Don't worry, that's just his way of joking about making people sleep with the fishes.

别担心，他只是开玩笑地说让人**和鱼一起睡觉**。