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on the throne

 

1. Lit. [of royalty] currently reigning. King Samuel was on the throne for two decades.

2. Fig. Sl. seated on the toilet. I can't come to the phone. I'm on the throne.

See also: on, throne

power behind the throne

Fig. the person who actually controls the person who is apparently in charge. Mr. Smith appears to run the shop, but his brother is the power behind the throne. They say that the vice president is the power behind the throne.

See also: behind, power, throne

the power behind the throne

someone without an official job who secretly controls an organization or government The chairman's daughter was the power behind the throne for several years before he died.

See also: behind, power, throne

the power behind the throne

someone who does not have an official position in a government or organization but who secretly controls it In his later years, the chairman's daughter was the power behind the throne.

See also: behind, power, throne

power behind the throne

A person with great influence who stays behind the scenes and has no apparent authority. For example, Harry may be the CEO, but it's obvious that his wife is the power behind the throne. [Mid-1800s]

See also: behind, power, throne

hug the porcelain god(dess)

and hug the throne

tv. to vomit; to vomit while holding on to the toilet seat. By “hug the porcelain god” I assume you are referring to vomiting into the toilet bowl? The girls drank a lot of beer and two of them spent the night hugging the porcelain god.

See also: goddess, hug, porcelain

hug the throne

verb

See hug the porcelain goddess

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on the throne

mod. seated on the toilet. I can’t come to the phone. I’m on the throne.

See also: on, throne

the throne

n. a toilet; a toilet seat. And there was the cat—right on the throne, just staring at me.

See also: throne

throne room

n. a restroom; a bathroom. (see also throne.) Hank is in the throne room, reading, I think.

See also: room, throne