lie back and think of England

present singular third person lies back and thinks of England · participle present lying back and thinking of England · past lay back and thought of England · participle past lain back and thought of England

1. euphemisticidiomaticSynonym of close one's eyes and think of England: to accept unwanted sex due to social pressures.

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   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

   Synonyms: close one's eyes and think of England