wylać dziecko z kąpielą

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɘ.lat͡ɕ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡s.kɔ s‿kɔmˈpjɛ.lɔw̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: wy‧lać dziec‧ko z‿ką‧pie‧lą

Verb

wylać dziecko z kąpielą pf (imperfective wylewać 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)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wylać dziecko z kąpielą: see wylać.

Further reading

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