take a bath
洗澡
口语·表达投资亏损
英文释义
to suffer a financial loss or failure
例句
He took a bath on that stock investment and lost thousands of dollars.
典故来源
源自20世纪初美国俚语,'bath' 比喻像洗澡一样被彻底冲刷,指遭受重大经济损失。