Close your eyes and think of England

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Close your eyes and think of England. (mainly British humorous)

if you close your eyes and think of England when you have sex with someone, you do not enjoy it, but do it because you think you should Just close your eyes and think of England. He'll never notice.

See be close to the bone, close the door on, close eyes to, close at hand, close to heart, be close to the mark, shut up shop, sail close to the wind

See also: and, close, eye, think

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