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throw the baby out with the bathwater in French

throw the baby out with the bathwater in French

jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain
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").
jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain
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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