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lie back and think of England en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Synonym of close one's eyes and think of England: to accept unwanted sex due to social pressures.
    • He tried to back away, but she was on him like a vixen on heat, pushing him back onto the bed, rubbing her body against him, opening her legs, reaching for him, her mouth coming down hard on his and her tongue lancing into his mouth. He struggled for a moment, then thought, ‘Well, I’d better lie back and think of England.’ 1996, John Gardner, Cold, Orion Books, published 2012, →ISBN, page 80:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lies back and thinks of England Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lain back and thought of England Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lay back and thought of England Tense=Past lexicographic
lying back and thinking of England Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

close one's eyes and think of England