THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH

Meaning of THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH in English

v. phr. To reject all of something because part is faulty. God knows that there are weaknesses in the program, but if they act too hastily they may cause the baby to be thrown out with the bathwater.

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BATH — Wash oneself Obligatory Ceremonial Baths There are seven kinds of obligatory ceremonial baths: (i) Bath for ceremonial uncleanness (Janabat) (ii) …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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BATH — I. ˈbath, -aa(ə)th, -aith, -ȧth noun ( plural baths -thz, -ths) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bæth; akin to …
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BABY — I. ˈbābē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English babie — more at babble 1. a. (1) : an …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
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BATH — bath 1 — bathless , adj. /bath, bahth/ , n. , pl. baths /badhz, bahdhz, baths, bahths/ , v. n. …
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BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
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THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
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OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
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BABY — I. ˈbā-bē noun ( plural babies ) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : an …
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THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
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BATH — noun water or other liquid for bathing. 2. bath ·noun a receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash …
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THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
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BATH — [bath] n, pl baths [ME, fr. OE baeth; akin to OHG bad bath, OHG baen to warm] (bef. 12c) 1: …
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BABY — [ba.by] n, pl babies [ME, fr. babe] (14c) 1 a (1): an extremely young child; esp: infant (2): an extremely …
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BATH — process of soaking the body in water or some other aqueous matter such as mud, steam, or milk. The bath …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATH — city, port of entry (since 1789), seat (1854) of Sagadahoc county, southwestern Maine, U.S. The city lies along the Kennebec …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATH — I bath noun BrE AmE bɑːθ § bæθ AmE bæθ ▷ baths bɑːðz § bɑːθs, § bæθs, § bæðz AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BABY — baby, Baby BrE AmE ˈbeɪb i ▷ babied ˈbeɪb id ▷ babies ˈbeɪb iz ▷ babying ˈbeɪb i‿ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
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THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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BATH — / bɑːθ; NAmE bæθ/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. baths / bɑːðz; NAmE bæðz/) 1. [ C ] …
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BABY — / ˈbeɪbi; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very young child …
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WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
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BATH — I. bath 1 S2 W3 /bɑːθ $ bæθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural baths /bɑːðz, bɑːθs $ bæðz, bæθs/) [countable] …
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BABY — I. ba ‧ by 1 S1 W1 /ˈbeɪbi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural babies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BATH — n. & v. --n. (pl. baths) 1 a (in full bath-tub) a container for liquid, usu. water, used for immersing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BATH — n. & v. n. (pl. baths) 1 a (in full bath-tub) a container for liquid, usu. water, used for immersing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BABY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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BATH — n. & v. --n. (pl. baths) 1. a (in full bath-tub) a container for liquid, usu. water, used for immersing …
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BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
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THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
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BATH — When the form 'baths' is the plural of the noun it is pronounced /bɑ:ðz/ or /bæθs/ in British English, and …
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BABY — ( babies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A baby is a …
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THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BATH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a swimming/bathing cap ▪ A swimming cap will stop you getting your hair wet. …
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BABY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby alarm (= for when a baby wakes up and cries ) ▪ …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BATH — Synonyms and related words : Finnish bath, Japanese bath, Russian bath, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, acid bath, affusion, aquamanile, aspergation, …
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BABY — Synonyms and related words : Elzevir, Milquetoast, adolescent, angel, apprentice, babe, babish, baby bunting, baby-doll, baby-sized, babyish, bambino, bantam, bantling, …
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THROW — n. throw away throw back throw down throw in throw off throw out throw over throw up throwing away
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BATH — I. noun 1 ( BrE ) ( also bathtub AmE , BrE ) large container for washing your body ADJECTIVE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THROW — INDEX: to throw something through the air 1. to throw something 2. to throw a ball in a game 3. …
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BABY — See ↑ BABY 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be going to have a baby/be having a baby • ↑ have a …
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