"Go to Davy Jones's locker" nghĩa là gì?

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"Go to Davy Jones's locker" = Bị chết đuối, chết dưới biển.

Ví dụ
“I would rather go to Davy Jones's locker than ensnared (gài bẫy) by tyranny (sự bạo ngược, chuyên chế)!” he declaimed.

The expression "to go to Davy Jones's locker" means to be drowned at sea. "This item of nautical (thuộc hàng hải, biển) slang is shrouded in mystery (huyền bí).

The early societies were created to fund a funeral (đám tang) and help sailors in their old age as well as their families if they should be gone to Davy Jones's locker.

Bin Kuan

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