throw the baby out with the bathwater
[throw] out the baby with the bathwater throw the baby out with the bathwater
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to lose the good alongside the bad in an attempt to dispose of the bad
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Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
例
Are you sure that we are not throwing the baby out with the bathwater in dealing with this?
Janet quitting her job because her ex started working there is a classic example of throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
