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Davy Jones's locker the bottom of the sea, especially when it is a grave. They were going to sail around the world, but ended up in Davy Jones's locker. Most of the gold from that trading ship is in Davy Jones's locker. See also: locker keep up with the Joneses Fig. to try to match the lifestyle of one's neighbors. I am tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses. Let's just move if we can't afford to live here. We never try to keep up with the Joneses. Davy Jones's locker (humorous) the bottom of the sea No one knows how many wrecked ships there are in Davy Jones's locker. See also: locker keep up with the Joneses to try to own all the same things as people you know in order to seem as good as them Her only concern in life was keeping up with the Joneses. keep up with the Joneses to have all the same things as other people to avoid looking poor or old-fashioned In this neighborhood, keeping up with the Joneses has become an art form. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nationally syndicated since 1974, Demento has kept the music of Spike Jones, Tom Leher and Allan Sherman alive on the airwaves. Diddy" Combs, Jose Feliciano, Alan Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jay-Z, Quincy Jones, Tom Petty, and Stevie Wonder, among others. Davis is a member of the Directors Guild of America, and over the past 25 years has worked with numerous Academy Award-winning film directors including Oliver Stone and Clint Eastwood, as well as major box office star talent such as Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Hanks, Charlie Sheen, Burt Reynolds, Nicholas Cage and Jack Nicholson. |
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