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

I got a terrific thump on the back of the head when the boat turned turtle, and if I hadn't had a leg under the seat, I'd be in Davy Jones' locker right now.

From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Stuart, Gordon

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

Well, I guess that idea has gone overboard and is in Davy Jones’ locker by this time.”

From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Webster, Frank V.