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throw the baby out with the bathwater verb

  /θɹoʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbæθwɔtɚ/ , /θɹəʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/
  • (idiomatic) To discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.
 das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
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