# pray to the porcelain god

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/pray-to-the-porcelain-god
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- He drank too much and had to pray to the porcelain god.
- After eating that questionable street food, I spent the entire night praying to the porcelain god.
- Following the excessive celebrations at the wedding reception, the groom retreated to the bathroom to pray to the porcelain god for the remainder of the evening.

## Origin

See worship the porcelain god.

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