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
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 Gordon Stuart
"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 Edward Stratemeyer
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 L. T. Meade
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 Charles Edward Rich
