take a bath
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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
Arum, certain that Perenchio would take a bath, bowed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
“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
When she reported this to staff at Birmingham Women and Children's Hospital, she was told to take a bath.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
Mrs. Weasley had gone upstairs to wake Hermione and Ginny, while Fleur had drifted off to take a bath.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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