throw the baby out with the bathwater in Finnish
throw the baby out with the bathwater in Finnish is heittää lapsi pesuveden mukana, heittää lapsi pois pesuveden mukana.
throw the baby out with the bathwater in Finnish
heittää lapsi pesuveden mukana
(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").
heittää lapsi pois pesuveden mukana
(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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What is "throw the baby out with the bathwater" in Finnish?
"throw the baby out with the bathwater" in Finnish is heittää lapsi pesuveden mukana, heittää lapsi pois pesuveden mukana.
Are there other ways to say "throw the baby out with the bathwater" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "throw the baby out with the bathwater": heittää lapsi pesuveden mukana, heittää lapsi pois pesuveden mukana.
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