throw out a vice

English translation: get rid of depravity, corruption, immoral behavior

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English term or phrase:	throw out a vice
Selected answer:	get rid of depravity, corruption, immoral behavior
Entered by:	Gayle Wallimann

06:45 Dec 1, 2003

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: throw out a vice

don't throw out a vice,replace it with a virtue.

fareedeh ghassemi

throw out a vice

Explanation:
To throw out means to dispose of, get rid of. A vice is a moral depravity or corruption. So the saying means not to get rid of it, but replace it with moral, decent behavior.

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Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 19:42

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don't JUST throw out a vice (bad habit/character trait), use the opportunity to...

RHELLER

5 +4

throw out a vice

Gayle Wallimann

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

don't JUST throw out a vice (bad habit/character trait), use the opportunity to...

Explanation:
replace it with a virtue (a good habit, or good character trait)

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Note added at 7 mins (2003-12-01 06:53:12 GMT)
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Course in Ethics Course Description
... are you weak in (vice)? (temperance? Judgment? Courage?) You can replace your vice with a virtue. Morality: to do with right and ...

www.charactered.org/prisonlp.htm

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1252

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

throw out a vice

Explanation:
To throw out means to dispose of, get rid of. A vice is a moral depravity or corruption. So the saying means not to get rid of it, but replace it with moral, decent behavior.

Reference: http://www.m-w.com/home.htm

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 172

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