THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER

Meaning of THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER in English

throw away something good with the waste, discard everything

Keep the good subjects when you revise the course. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER — see baby
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THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER — see baby
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THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER — throw away something good with the waste, discard everything Keep the good subjects when you revise the course. Don't throw …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BATH — I. ˈbath, -aa(ə)th, -aith, -ȧth noun ( plural baths -thz, -ths) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bæth; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
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OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BATH — bath 1 — bathless , adj. /bath, bahth/ , n. , pl. baths /badhz, bahdhz, baths, bahths/ , v. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
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WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
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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 …
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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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WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATH — process of soaking the body in water or some other aqueous matter such as mud, steam, or milk. The bath …
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WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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/) …
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BATH — / bɑːθ; NAmE bæθ/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. baths / bɑːðz; NAmE bæðz/) 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
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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] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BABY — I. ba ‧ by 1 S1 W1 /ˈbeɪbi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural babies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
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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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WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
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 …
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
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
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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