Definition of Throw the baby out with the bathwater

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater

throw one's toys out of the pram
throw one's weight around
throw out
throw out of kilter
throw overboard
throw pillow
throw pillows
throw rug
throw shapes
throw signs
throw smoke
throw somebody a curve
throw someone a bone
throw stick
throw the baby out with the bathwater (current term)
throw the book at
throw to the dogs
throw to the wind
throw to the wolves
throw together
throw true
throw under the bus
throw up
throw up one's hands
throwable
throwaway
throwaway(a)
throwaway(p)
throwaway line

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