"sleep with the fishes" 怎么发音
expression
SLEEP with the FISH-ez
sleep with the FISH-iz
释义
A slang expression meaning someone has been killed and their body disposed of in water, often by criminals; a euphemism for being murdered.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈsɫip/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈfɪʃəz/, /ˈfɪʃɪz
英式英语
slˈiːp/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /fˈɪʃɪz
简化发音
美式
SLEEP with the FISH-ez
英式
sleep with the FISH-iz
语境中听
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.