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bath

See: SPONGE BATH, THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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sponge bath

[sponge bath] {n.} A bath with a cloth or sponge and a little water. * /During the drought the family had only sponge baths./ * /The family took sponge baths […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

throw the baby out with the bath (bathwater)

[throw the baby out with the bath (bathwater)] {v. phr.} To reject all of something because part is faulty. * /God knows that there are weaknesses in the program, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take a bath

[take a bath] {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to financial ruin. * /Boy, did we ever take a bath on that merger with Brown & Brown, Inc./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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