take a bath
idiomatic phrase
informal
: to suffer a heavy financial loss
take a bath on an investment
ESPN also is expected to take a bath in the first year of its new, four-year, $450 million NFL football package … . Combined baseball and NFL losses may eat up as much as $60 million this year alone.—
John Steinbreder
John SteinbrederApollo Global Management and TPG, the two private equity giants in the 2008 leveraged buyout of Caesars, took a bath on the company before exiting the investment several months ago.—Christopher Palmeri
Christopher PalmeriExamples of take a bath in a Sentence
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On Tuesday, 50 million devotees had taken a bath in the holy river, and in the immediate hours after the stampedes, authorities say, millions more got in the water.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2025
Gaiman and Palmer’s son was actually away on a playdate for most of the day, so, Pavlovich says, Gaiman offered her the chance to take a bath in a clawfoot tub in the garden.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Try to incorporate de-stressing techniques like reading a book, taking a bath, or meditating.35
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Your metabolism is the bodily process of turning food into energy for functions like digestion, circulation, and breathing.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
That may mean waking up an hour early to meditate, take a bath, drink tea, do some stretching or otherwise tend to yourself before your household wakes up.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2025
Gaiman and Palmer’s son was actually away on a playdate for most of the day, so, Pavlovich says, Gaiman offered her the chance to take a bath in a clawfoot tub in the garden.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Try to incorporate de-stressing techniques like reading a book, taking a bath, or meditating.35
A Quick Review
Your metabolism is the bodily process of turning food into energy for functions like digestion, circulation, and breathing.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
That may mean waking up an hour early to meditate, take a bath, drink tea, do some stretching or otherwise tend to yourself before your household wakes up.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for take a bath
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“Take a bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20bath. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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