wylewać dziecko z kąpielą

Polish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɨˈlɛ.vad͡ʑ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡s.kɔ skɔmˈpjɛ.lɔw̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɔw̃

Verb edit

wylewać dziecko z kąpielą impf (perfective wylać 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)

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