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
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Reading a book, taking a bath or journaling are good alternatives to screens.
—Jp Shaffer
july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
This dynamic comes through most strongly near the end of the movie, when Agnes takes a bath with Gavin (Lucas Hedges), a sweet and solicitous neighbor whom she’s started to casually date.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
Whiskey the German Shepherd Dog takes a bath in a huge puddle of mud.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The trailer opens with a montage of Aurora living in luxury — taking a bath and looking at clothing designs, trying on an elegant dress, and dancing onstage — as Lopez’s vocals play in the background.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Jp Shaffer
july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
This dynamic comes through most strongly near the end of the movie, when Agnes takes a bath with Gavin (Lucas Hedges), a sweet and solicitous neighbor whom she’s started to casually date.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
Whiskey the German Shepherd Dog takes a bath in a huge puddle of mud.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The trailer opens with a montage of Aurora living in luxury — taking a bath and looking at clothing designs, trying on an elegant dress, and dancing onstage — as Lopez’s vocals play in the background.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 June 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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