sleep with the fishes死亡。經典影片《教父》曾引用這個習語，It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.意指按黑道的刑罰，把人扔下海餵魚，藉此表示「死亡」。後來也用來比喻抽象的「死定了」。
看看老外聊天時怎麼用sleep with the fishes：
Luke: This report is going to exhaust me.
Jenny: Do you know that there are only two more days left?
Luke: I know. The interview took me too much time.
Jenny: If you blow the presentation, you will be sleeping with the fishes.
Luke: Ha. I think you' ve seen too many gangster movies, Jenny.
盧克：這份報告真的會把我累死。
珍妮：你應該知道只剩兩天了吧？
盧克：我知道，訪談花了我太多時間。
珍妮：如果你把講座搞砸，你就死定了。
盧克：哈，我想你是黑道電影看多了吧，珍妮。
sleep with the fishes例句精選：
Bonnie：I heard that Ken just messed up that gangster's case！
Henry：Oh no！I fear Ken will be sleeping with the fishes soon.
邦妮：聽說肯搞砸了那個流氓的案子！
亨利：不是吧！我擔心肯要死定了。
拓展學習：
deceased 死者
inert 無生命的；呆滯的
shock （醫）休克
revive 復甦
buy the farm 死亡
pass away 過世
push up daisies 入土
off color 氣色差