think of England
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think of England (third-person singular simple present thinks of England, present participle thinking of England, simple past and past participle thought of England)
- (idiomatic) To (distract oneself so as to be able to) tolerate or endure bad or unwanted sex.
- I just lie on my back and think of England.
- Just close your eyes and think of England.
- 1912, Alice Marion (née Harbord), Journal, quoted in 2004 in Quotations on the Air (Collins; →ISBN, page 354):
- I am happy now that Charles calls on my bed chamber less frequently than of old. As it is I now endure but two calls a week and when I hear his steps outside my door, I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs and think of England.