take a bath
1take a bath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to financial ruin. * /Boy, did we ever take a bath on that merger with Brown & Brown, Inc./ …
2take a bath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to financial ruin. * /Boy, did we ever take a bath on that merger with Brown & Brown, Inc./ …
3take a bath — ► take a bath informal suffer a heavy financial loss. Main Entry: ↑bath …
4take a bath — phrasal : to suffer a heavy financial loss * * * informal suffer a heavy financial loss * * * take a bath US informal : to lose a large amount of money in a business deal The movie studio took a bath on his last picture. see also ↑bath 1a (above) …
5take a bath — To sustain a loss on either a speculation or an investment. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * take a bath INFORMAL ► to lose a lot of money as a result of a bad business deal or investment: »Unless the shares take a bath, they should soon be… …
6take a bath — verb a) To bathe. She told the children to take a bath and wash off the mud and grime. b) To lose a large amount of money in an investment. Take a bath with fragrant herbs …
7take\ a\ bath — v. phr. informal To come to financial ruin. Boy, did we ever take a bath on that merger with Brown & Brown, Inc …
8take a bath — take a (financial) bath to lose money on an investment. Investors took a bath when they had to resell the bonds at lower prices than they had paid …
9take a bath (on something) — tv. to have large financial losses on an investment. □ Fred took a bath on that gold mining stock. □ The broker warned me that I might take a bath if I bought this stuff …
10Take A Bath — A slang term referring to the situation of an investor who has experienced a large loss from an investment or speculative position. Investors whose shares have declined significantly are said to have taken a bath. For example, following the… …
