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cold shower
A surprisingly chilly reception, reaction, or response, as in The small voter turnout was a cold shower to the League of Women Voters. The allusion in this term is to the unexpected and not always pleasant effect of an ice-cold shower. [Second half of 1900s]Idiom[s]: send sb to the showers
Theme: DISMISSAL
to send a player out of the game and off the field, court, etc. [From sports.]• John played so badly that the coach sent him to the showers after the third quarter.• After the fistfight, the coaches sent both players to the showers. shower
see cold shower.
i will take a shower
i want to take a shower
i have to take a shower
go take a shower
then take a shower
take a quick shower