英语词汇close your eyes and think of england的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	close your eyes and think of england
词源	close your eyes and think of England. Partridge, quoting a correspondent, claims that this humorous risqué expression first appeared in Lady Alice Hillingdon’s Journal of 1912. The pertinent quote from the lady is: “I am happy now that Charles calls on my bed chamber less frequently than of old. As it is, I endure but two calls a week and when I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs, and think of England.” This advice was often given to Britons working hard with great difficulty in places far from England.
随便看	come hell or high water come in with one-s five eggs come off it come out of here you damned old reb come out of the closet come out the little end of the horn come see come to a head come to a screeching halt come-too-soon come up and see me sometime come up for air comeuppance come up roses come up to scratch come what may comfort me with apples comic strip coming apart at the seams coming mother comma commander in chief of the navy commando comme ci comme ça comme il faut

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