wylać dziecko z kąpielą

Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to throw [the] baby out with [the] bathwater.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɘlat͡ɕ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡skɔ s kɔmˈpjɛlɔw̃/
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Verb

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wylać dziecko z kąpielą pf (imperfective wylewać dziecko z kąpielą)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to throw the baby out with the bathwater (to discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wylać dziecko z kąpielą: see wylać.

Further reading

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