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词组 lie back and think of England
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idiomlie back and think of England BrEBrEsex/have sex with a humorous expression used when someone has sex without wanting it or enjoying it, and often used when someone has to do another activity or job that they do not want to :Her passion had vanished, but Toby's hadn't - there seemed no alternative but to lie back and think of England.Well, there's nothing to do but lie back and think of England. It'll be finished soon.

lie back and think of England

1. Typically of a woman (specifically a wife), to endure unwanted or unpleasant sexual intercourse—as out of a sense of duty or obligation—by distracting oneself with more pleasant thoughts. Refers to alleged advice for wives in the 19th and early 20th centuries that placed unwanted sexual activity as the price of the security of marriage. Primarily heard in UK. It's horrible to think that women who were not attracted to their husbands, but who depended on the security of their marriage, were once told to simply lie back and think of England to satisfy their husband's desires.
2. By extension, to endure any unpleasant or unwanted task or experience by of thinking one's duty, the benefits of the experience, or by distracting oneself with more pleasant thoughts. Primarily heard in UK. Whenever I have to have a tooth filled at the dentist, I just lie back and think of England.

lie back and think of England

(of a woman) submit stoically to uncongenial but unavoidable sexual intercourse, especially with a husband. British
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