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Idiom an early bath British & Australian, informal if you take an early bath, you are forced to stop doing an activity sooner than you intended to.The spokesman took an early bath after a series of embarrassing and incorrect statements.And that's his second yellow card so it looks like an early bath for Taylor.
an early bathA premature end to something. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Take an early bath, Edwards! I don't tolerate illegal hits on my playing field! an early bath BRITISHIf a football or rugby player has an early bath, they are sent off the pitch before the end of the game, because they have broken the rules. When it is a midfield player who takes an early bath, the impact is almost zero. Ref Graeme Allison had no hesitation in sending the 16-year-old for an early bath. Note: In football and other sports, players who are sent off cannot return to the field and so can take a bath before the game is finished. |