bow down before the porcelain god en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌboʊ ˈdoʊn tə ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈɡɑd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌboʊ ˈdoʊn tə ðə ˈpɔɹslɪn ˈɡɑd/ (General-American)
Etymology
See worship the porcelain god.
Meanings
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(humorous, idiomatic) Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
In "City of Angels," surgeon Meg Ryan bows down before the porcelain goddess after losing a patient and informing the family.
1998, Mick LaSalle, “Everything's Coming Up In Hollywood Movies / Films' love of tossing cookies isn't realistic”, in SFGate:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bows down before the porcelain god | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bowed down before the porcelain god | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bowed down before the porcelain god | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bowing down before the porcelain god | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
retch · spew · be sick · whoops · get sick · pray to the porcelain god · blow chunks · heave · worship the porcelain god · bork · worship the porcelain god · toss one's cookies · drive the porcelain bus · cast · sick up · lose one's lunch · boot · erupt · ralph · chunder · vomit · regurgitate · bow down before the porcelain god · regurge · sick · boke · upchuck · woof one's cookies · talk to God on the big white telephone · purge · boak · honk · gag · disgorge · bait · puke up · worship the porcelain goddess · yak · puke · talk to Ralph on the big white telephone · chuck · shoot the cat · cast up one's accounts · launch one's lunch · hurl · toss · throw up · barf · chuck up