throw the baby out with the bathwater in Portuguese
throw the baby out with the bathwater in Portuguese
deitar fora a criança com a água do banho
(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").
jogar fora o bebê com a água do banho
(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").