take a bath
Example Sentences
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Ash pointed out that “gold often falls when equities take a bath to cover losing positions on a trading book.”
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
“It’s very difficult when you get up in the morning and you can’t take a bath, you can’t shower,” Mack Williams, 59, said as he picked up bottled water from a county distribution site.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024
"I needed to take a bath every time. My dad would even sprinkle some water over my camera before taking it inside the studio."
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023
If you have to sell too early, you can take a bath.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023
She didn’t, but she had indoor plumbing and her smile was just like her name, Sweet, as she nodded her head to Milkman’s query about whether he could take a bath.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
