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take a bath

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take a (financial) bath

to lose money on an investment. Investors took a bath when they had to resell the bonds at lower prices than they had paid.

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On that fine summer night, and after a long day of traveling, might I not naturally take a bath in the cool water before I went to bed? The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context More results

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