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Take a Bath Idiom: Meaning and Usage (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：bathe (Take a Bath)
Take a Bath
/teɪk ə bæθ/
phr. v.
To wash your body in a bathtub or under a shower.
bathe
➕
/beɪð/
phr. v.
To wash yourself in a bathtub or take a shower to clean your body and relax.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Combines 'take' (to perform) + 'bath' (washing in a tub).
💡 Mnemonic
Taking a bath cleans your body; a bad investment cleans your wallet.
📖 Example
After a long run, I love to take a hot bath to relax my muscles.
After a long run, I love to take a hot bath to relax my muscles.
🔗 Collocations
take a hot bath – to bathe in hot water
take a bubble bath – to bathe with bubbles
take a relaxing bath – to bathe to unwind
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
soil (v.) – to make dirty
📖 Cultural Story
The idiom 'take a bath' meaning to suffer a major financial loss originated in early 20th-century American stock market slang, comparing a severe loss to being completely 'cleaned out'.
Meaning 2：lose money (Take a Bath)
Take a Bath
/teɪk ə bæθ/
phr. v.
To lose a large amount of money in a business deal or investment.
lose money
➕
/luːz ˈmʌni/
phr. v.
To lose a large amount of money, especially in a business deal or investment.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
Many investors took a bath when the stock market suddenly crashed.
Many investors took a bath when the stock market suddenly crashed.
🔗 Collocations
take a bath on a stock – to lose money on a stock investment
take a bath in the market – to suffer heavy losses in the market
take a bath on a deal – to lose money in a business deal
🔄 Synonyms
lose big (v. phr.) – to suffer a large financial loss
get cleaned out (v. phr.) – to lose all one's money
sustain a loss (v. phr.) – to incur a financial setback
🚫 Antonyms
make a profit (v. phr.) – to gain money from a business or investment
🌱 Derivatives
bath (n.) – a severe financial loss (informal)
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