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Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase 'Close your eyes and think of England', which refers to unwanted sexual intercourse. Find out how it was used in the 20th century and why it is sometimes attributed to Queen Victoria.
30 de set. de 2014 · Supposedly, Queen Victoria was asked by one of her newly married daughters about possible carnal activities in the marriage bed. Here are five versions of the response: Just close your eyes and think of England. Shut your eyes tight and think of England. Lie still and think of the Empire.
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Supposedly derived from the 1912 journal of Alice Marion Mills, Lady Hillingdon, now lost. Later apocryphally connected to Lucy Baldwin, wife of Prime Minister Baldwin, and Queen Victoria or described as advice given to Victorian era brides-to-be. First popularized by the 1955 translation of Pierre Daninos's 1954 Les Carnets du Major Thompson, a Fr...
close one's eyes and think of England (third-person singular simple present closes one's eyes and thinks of England, present participle closing one's eyes and thinking of England, simple past and past participle closed one's eyes and thought of England) 1. To accept one's duty patriotically, particularly (idiomatic, euphemistic) to endure unwanted ...
Martin, Gary. "Close Your Eyes and Think of England", Phrase Finder.Tréguer, Pascal. "Close Your Eyes and Think of England", Word Histories.Primarily heard in UK. Whenever I have to have a tooth filled at the dentist, I just close my eyes and think of England. Just close your eyes and think of England. This ordeal will all be over soon. I certainly don't like having to get MRIs, but what can you do but close your eyes and think of England? See also: and, close, England, eye, of, think.
Há 4 dias · The meaning of the phrase ‘close your eyes and think of England’ is referring to unwanted sexual intercourse, the term usually applies to intercourse between a husband and wife in which, originally, the wife does not really want to take part.
27 de nov. de 2019 · The phrase close your eyes and think of England and variants are—purportedly—the advice that was given to English brides-to-be on how to cope with unwanted but inevitable sexual intercourse. —Cf. also the phrase the things I’ve done for England.
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