drive the porcelain bus
drive the porcelain bus · drives the porcelain bus · drove the porcelain bus · driven the porcelain bus · driving the porcelain bus
Synonym of worship the porcelain godSynonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
UK/ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈbʌs/US/ˈdɹaɪv ðə ˈpɔɹsəlɪn ˈbʌs/
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic)Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl, especially while drunk or hungover”).
Examples
36 sentencesTom used to drive a bus.
ruТом когда-то водил автобус. — marafon
Didn't Tom use to drive a bus?
I don't know who's driving the bus.
I'll drive you to the bus stop.
His job is driving a sight-seeing bus.
Origin
Humorous euphemism associating the position of the hands on a toilet seat while vomiting wHumorous euphemism associating the position of the hands on a toilet seat while vomiting with holding the steering wheel of a bus.
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Forms
drives the porcelain bus, driving the porcelain bus, drove the porcelain bus, driven the porcelain bus| Base form | drive the porcelain bus · to drive the porcelain bus |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | drives the porcelain bus |
| Present participle | driving the porcelain bus |
| Past simple | drove the porcelain bus |
| Past participle | driven the porcelain bus |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | drive the porcelain bus |
| he, she, it | drives the porcelain bus |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | drove the porcelain bus |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have driven the porcelain bus |
| he, she, it | has driven the porcelain bus |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will drive the porcelain bus |
Synonyms
48 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle