Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shut one's eyes and think of england

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: shut one's eyes and -think of eng-land
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

3

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"Once she got going on the subject of that poor mutt's performance—or, more properly, lack of it—there was no stopping her. I hardly knew where to put my face, let alone various other portions of my anatomy. It was what you might call an illustrated lecture, see? Everything but the magic lantern slides. In the end I just shut my eyes and thought of England."

Inflected Forms

shuts one's eyes and thinks of England (present, singular) shutting one's eyes and thinking of England (participle, present) shut one's eyes and thought of England (participle, past) shut one's eyes and thought of England (past)

Questions

What does shut one's eyes and think of england mean?: Alternative form of close one's eyes and think of England: to accept unwanted sex due to social pressures.

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