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bows down before the porcelain god

bows down before the porcelain god is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Bows down before the porcelain god is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bow down before the porcelain god.

Words near bows down before the porcelain god in the dictionary

  1. Bowrons
  2. bows
  3. bows and arrows
  4. bows and scrapes
  5. bows down
  6. bows down before the porcelain god
  7. bows in
  8. bows out
  9. bows to
  10. bowsaw
  11. bowsaws

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