to throw the baby out with the bathwater
21bathwater — /ˈbaθwɔtə/ (say bahthwawtuh) noun 1. water in a bathtub to be used for bathing. –phrase 2. throw the baby out with the bathwater, to toss out what is valued along with what is considered to be rubbish. {Phrase Origin: ? a translation of a German… …
22throw — see don’t throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater throw dirt enough, and some will stick those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones do not throw pearls to swine …
23bathwater — see don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater …
24baby — noun (plural babies) 1》 a child or animal that is newly or recently born. 2》 a timid or childish person. 3》 informal a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship (often as a form of address). adjective comparatively small or immature… …
25baby — see don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater …
26throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …
27bathwater — /bath waw teuhr, wot euhr, bahth /, n. 1. water for bathing: He ran the bathwater while he shaved. 2. throw out the baby with the bathwater, to eliminate or reject the good along with the bad. [1910 15; BATH1 + WATER] * * * …
28bathwater — /bath waw teuhr, wot euhr, bahth /, n. 1. water for bathing: He ran the bathwater while he shaved. 2. throw out the baby with the bathwater, to eliminate or reject the good along with the bad. [1910 15; BATH1 + WATER] …
29Babies \x26 bathwater — Babies bathwater Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Babies bathwater Episodio de House Babies bathwater (Bebés y agua de baño) es un dicho inglés para referirse a los grandes dilem …
30Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Introduction — The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs provides a general history of proverbs in common use in Britain in the last two hundred years. Some of the proverbs have been in use throughout the English speaking world for many years; others… …
