Early-bath definition
(idiomatic, euphemistic) Being shown a red card in soccer.
That was a horrible tackle, he can expect an early bath for that.
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Noun
Singular:
early-bath
Plural:
early bathsOrigin of early-bath
- From the belief that players bathe together after a match, so if a player gets sent off, he or she can get into the bath before the other players.
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