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bowed down before the porcelain god

bowed down before the porcelain god is the simple past and past participle of bow down before the porcelain god.

Meaning of bow down before the porcelain god

Verb

bow down before the porcelain god (third-person singular simple present bows down before the porcelain god, present participle bowing down before the porcelain god, simple past and past participle bowed down before the porcelain god)

  1. (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

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What is bowed down before the porcelain god the simple past and past participle of?
Bowed down before the porcelain god is the simple past and past participle of bow down before the porcelain god.

Words near bowed down before the porcelain god in the dictionary

  1. Bowdrys
  2. bowe
  3. bowed
  4. bowed and scraped
  5. bowed down
  6. bowed down before the porcelain god
  7. bowed dulcimer
  8. bowed dulcimers
  9. bowed guitar
  10. bowed guitars
  11. bowed in

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