take a bath
To lose a large amount of money in an investment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He took a bath on his bad stock investment.”
“The company took a bath when the market crashed and they lost millions on their new project.”
“Investors who bought the property at the height of the bubble took a bath when prices plummeted shortly after the purchase.”
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be taken ill
To become ill.
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cross to take up
Alternative form of cross to bear.
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early bath
The condition of being shown a red card in soccer.
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forget to take one's medication this morning
To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.
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get taken in
To be fooled; to fall for.
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give and take
A process of compromise or accommodation.
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give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
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have one's name taken
To receive a yellow card.
Last updated August 10, 2026