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
Exempel
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.
