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bowing down before the porcelain god

bowing down before the porcelain god is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about bowing down before the porcelain god

What is bowing down before the porcelain god the present participle and gerund of?
Bowing down before the porcelain god is the present participle and gerund of bow down before the porcelain god.

Words near bowing down before the porcelain god in the dictionary

  1. Bowiesque
  2. bowing
  3. bowing acquaintance
  4. bowing and scraping
  5. bowing down
  6. bowing down before the porcelain god
  7. bowing in
  8. bowing out
  9. bowing stone
  10. bowing stones
  11. bowing to

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