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throw the baby out with the bathwater in Danish

throw the baby out with the bathwater in Danish

kaste barnet ud med badevandet
verb
(idiomatic) To discard, inadvertently or through overzealousness, something valuable or essential ("the baby") in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted or undesirable ("the bathwater").
smide barnet ud med badevandet
verb
(idiomatic) To discard, inadvertently or through overzealousness, something valuable or essential ("the baby") in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted or undesirable ("the bathwater").
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