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take a bath |
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take a bath (on something) Sl. to accumulate large losses on a business transaction or an investment. (Alludes to getting soaked, a slang expression meaning "being heavily charged for something.") Sally took a bath on that stock that she bought. Its price went down to nothing. I'm afraid that I will take a bath on any investment I make. take a bath (mainly american) to suffer a bad financial loss Several banks took a bath when the industry collapsed. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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? |
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