drink someone's bathwater
drink someone's bathwater verb: to be excessively adoring of someone.
Verb
drink someone's bathwater (third-person singular simple present drinks someone's bathwater, present participle drinking someone's bathwater, simple past drank someone's bathwater, past participle drunk someone's bathwater)
- To be excessively adoring of someone.
- "If his ass is half as passionate in the bedroom as he is when it comes to fighting important issues in the media, I'll drink his bathwater."2001, Zane, Shame on It All, page 87
- "Know Jony Ive?" Bono laughed. "I love that guy. I drink his bathwater."2012, Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs, page 422
Forms of drink someone's bathwater
| third-person singular present | drinks someone's bathwater |
|---|---|
| present participle | drinking someone's bathwater |
| past | drank someone's bathwater |
| past participle | drunk someone's bathwater |
Origin of drink someone's bathwater
Presumably references various legends about religious devotees consuming bathwater as an act of devotion.
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- Drink someone's bathwater means to be excessively adoring of someone.
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- The past tense of drink someone's bathwater is drank someone's bathwater.
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