bow to the porcelain altar

bow to the porcelain altar
bow to the porcelain altar
Sl. to vomit, especially as a result of drinking too much alcohol. (The

porcelain altar

is a euphemism for a toilet bowl.) •

He spent the whole night bowing to the porcelain altar.

I have the feeling that I will be bowing to the porcelain altar before morning.


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