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
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.
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.
They’re all down in Davy Jones’ locker by this; and may joy go with them, as I said before!”
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
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
