take a bath
To come to financial ruin.
Boy, did we ever take a bath on that merger with Brown & Brown, Inc.
throw the baby out with the bath
throw the baby out with the bathwater
To reject all of something because part is faulty.
God knows that there are weaknesses in the program, but if they act too hastily they may cause the baby to be thrown out with the bathwater.
wait with bated breath
Ждать с нетерпением; ждать, затаив дыхание.
Jack waited with bated breath for the results of his medical tests.
Джек с нетерпением ждал результатов своих медицинских анализов.