threw out the baby with the bathwater

A form of throw out the baby with the bathwater

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of throw out the baby with the bathwater
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APA

threw out the baby with the bathwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threw%20out%20the%20baby%20with%20the%20bathwater

MLA

“threw out the baby with the bathwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threw%20out%20the%20baby%20with%20the%20bathwater. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threw out the baby with the bathwater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threw%20out%20the%20baby%20with%20the%20bathwater.

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