Every tub on its own bottom suggests that every person or entity in a group should be self-sufficient. This idiom, often abbreviated to ETOB, is common in academic speech to mean that each department or school should be responsible for raising its...
hot tub rash n.— «Waterborne diseases could include cryptosporidium, giardiasis and pseudomonas dermatitis, commonly known as “hot tub rash.” Aside from hot tub rash, most waterborne diseases cause diarrhea and abdominal cramps.» —“Public pools in...
tub n.— «Tagliani wasn’t hurt in the wreck, which happened in the warm-up for yesterday’s Molson Grand Prix of Toronto.…His team’s spare car—a “tub” as it’s known in the parlance—amounted to an empty shell. It was lacking vital components such as a...
