wylewać dziecko z kąpielą

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɘˈlɛ.vat͡ɕ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡s.kɔ s‿kɔmˈpjɛ.lɔw̃/
  • Syllabification: wy‧le‧wać dziec‧ko z‿ką‧pie‧lą

Verb

wylewać dziecko z kąpielą impf (perfective wylać 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 wylewać dziecko z kąpielą: see wylewać.

Further reading

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