an early bath idiom UK      
 (因为犯规,足球队员被要求)提前下场
used to refer to a situation in which a football player is ordered to leave the pitch during a game because they have done something wrong
  After consulting with his assistant, the referee ordered an early bath for both players.  在征求了助理裁判的意见以后,裁判命令两名球员都下场。