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throw the baby out with the bathwater

UK /θɹəʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/US /θɹoʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbæθwɔtɚ/

verb1

  1. To discard, inadvertently or through overzealousness, something valuable or essential ("the baby") in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted or undesirable ("the bathwater").
forms

threw the baby out with the bathwater · thrown the baby out with the bathwater · throwing the baby out with the bathwater · throws the baby out with the bathwater

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