Question

To sleep with the fishes

• A. Always be in a dream world
• B. To make absurd excuses
• C. To sleep peacefully
• D. To be dead

Hint:

Idioms often have meanings very different from the literal sense of the words. Always choose the option that matches the commonly accepted figurative meaning.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand the idiom. The idiom “to sleep with the fishes” originated from gangster slang and refers to someone who has been killed and disposed of in water. Step 2: Evaluate the options.

(A) Related to imagination — incorrect
(B) Related to excuses — incorrect
(C) Means resting calmly — incorrect
(D) Means to be dead — correct ✔
Step 3: Final conclusion. The idiom “to sleep with the fishes” means to be dead.