Expression: 'You must rinse out the dirty substance in...'

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me if you find the red sentence natural and OK? If no, could you please rephrase it for me?

[Mister Micawber]

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Ugh! What is 'bed tea'? The whole statement is too graphic to be acceptable in mainstream writing. Simply: 'You must rinse out your mouth in the morning'.
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[Tom]

[Mister Micawber]

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You haven't told me what 'bed tea' is yet.

'As to' is wrong.
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[Yankee]

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Tom, do you mean that a doctor might tell patients that they should not drink tea in bed at night unless they get up and rinse out their mouths before going to sleep? :?
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[Tom]

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

I'm familiar with the expression "breakfast in bed", but I'd never heard the expression "bed tea" before. Does someone bring the tea directly to you while you're still in bed? Or do you have to get up, make the tea, and then bring it back to bed yourself? Is it hot tea or cold tea?
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[Tom]

[Mister Micawber]

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I still find it unpleasantly put. A doctor would perhaps say something like 'you should rinse your mouth with clean water in the morning instead of drinking tea', leaving the 'dirty substance' (ugh!) to the individual imagination.
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[Torsten]

[Tom]

Hi

No, Torsten, it's not kept in a thermos. Your servant or wife or someone else (who is not habitual of bed tea himself) serves you in the morning. :D

Tom

[Torsten]

What if we don't have a servant and my wife wants bed tea as well?

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[Tom]

Well, they say:

[Yankee]

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Somehow I can't help but think that if my husband expected me to prepare and serve him 'bed tea' every morning, his 'bed tea' would eventually end up being lavishly poured all over his face. I think that might be an even more effective means of waking him up. :shock: :wink: :lol:

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I agree with MM.
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[Alan]

Hi,

How about this?

Alan
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