early bath
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
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Noun
early bath (plural early baths)
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) Being shown a red card in soccer.
- That was a horrible tackle, he can expect an early bath for that.