
take a bath
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English Dictionarytake a bathto lose money, especially in a business deal
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Idiomstake a bathtake a (financial) bathto lose money on an investment.
Investors took a bath when they had to resell the bonds at lower prices than they had paid. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
take a bath1. • take a shower/bath
to bathe
I usually take a shower when I get home from work.
2. • take a bath (on something)
to come to financial ruin, to lose much money on something
My aunt took a bath on the stock market last year and she is afraid to buy stocks now.
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take a bath v. phr.,
informal To come to financial ruin.
Boy, did we ever take a bath on that merger with Brown & Brown, Inc. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲