wylewać dziecko z kąpielą

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɨˈlɛ.vad͡ʑ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡s.kɔ skɔmˈpjɛ.lɔw̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɔw̃

Verb

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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

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Conjugation of wylewać dziecko z kąpielą: see wylewać.

Further reading

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