throw the baby out with the bathwater – English–Gaeilge translations

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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 the valuable along with the unwanted
 an t-asal a dhíol leis an adhastar
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