in Davy Jones' locker
Example Sentences
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The theatrical Mr Sherborne noted it was "a shame" that the phone was "lying at the bottom of the sea in Davy Jones' locker".
From BBC • May 19, 2022
"Reckon we can thank Providence we ain't in Davy Jones' locker this minit!"
From At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy by Stratemeyer, Edward
The camping fellow started to say how it made him feel mean and contemptible to come over and ask about the money, and he guessed it was probably in Davy Jones' locker, anyway.
From Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
Away on the sea, haven't I dreamt of you, and seen your face near mine, when the waves was rough, and we thought we'd be in Davy Jones' locker by the morning?
From A Girl of the People by Meade, L. T.
In fact, if you will pardon the allusion to the little accident back there, you are very lucky to be where you are and not tucked away in Davy Jones' locker.
From A Voyage with Captain Dynamite by Rich, Charles Edward
