[talk] to Ralph on the big white (telephone|phone)
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to vomit a lot and in length
The exact origin of the phrase is uncertain, but it likely developed as a funny and imaginative euphemism for the unpleasant experience of vomiting into a toilet. It is used informally and humorously to refer to the act of vomiting. It implies the imagery of someone metaphorically having a conversation with a person named Ralph while leaning over a toilet, which is often white.
- After a night of heavy drinking, John woke up with a terrible hangover and had to spend some time talking to Ralph on the big white telephone.
- After the heavy drinking session, Mark woke up feeling nauseous.He talked to Ralph on the big white telephone and emptied his stomach.
- Jake's stomach couldn't handle the spicy food he ate, and he ended up spending the evening talking to Ralph on the big white phone.