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Idiom

bow down before the porcelain god

Meaning

Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He had to bow down before the porcelain god after eating bad fish.”

“After drinking too much at the party, he spent the night bowing down before the porcelain god.”

“Following the disastrous meal, the guests took turns bowing down before the porcelain god in the hallway bathroom.”

Examples

simple

“He had to bow down before the porcelain god after eating bad fish.”

contextual

“After drinking too much at the party, he spent the night bowing down before the porcelain god.”

complex

“Following the disastrous meal, the guests took turns bowing down before the porcelain god in the hallway bathroom.”

Origin

See worship the porcelain god.

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