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Davy Jones' locker
noun as in bottom of the sea
Example Sentences
“But will OC Weekly be better off freed from Davy Jones’ locker, only to be added to Calle’s portfolio of once powerful yet now skeletonized sister papers?”
The court heard that Ms Watt had lost her phone in "Davy Jones' locker", aka the North Sea, after it was hit by a wave before Mrs Rooney's team could see WhatsApp messages between her and a journalist that could have potentially helped her case.
The theatrical Mr Sherborne noted it was "a shame" that the phone was "lying at the bottom of the sea in Davy Jones' locker".
“It starts with a ship’s deck and then you go underwater to Davy Jones’ locker, where things are more ominous,” said Eric Cortina, head of specialty stores.
“It starts with a ship’s deck and then you go underwater to Davy Jones’ locker, where things are more ominous,” said Eric Cortina, head of specialty stores.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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