wylać dziecko z kąpielą

English translation: to throw out the baby/to throw the baby out with the bathwater

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Polish term or phrase:	wylać dziecko z kąpielą
English translation:	to throw out the baby/to throw the baby out with the bathwater
Entered by:	Caryl Swift

21:59 Mar 2, 2007

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Polish term or phrase: wylać dziecko z kąpielą

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Local time: 05:36

to throw out the baby with the bathwater

Explanation:
Poor thing.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-03-02 22:06:28 GMT)
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http://tinyurl.com/2bgkbc ( a few examples in context) :-)

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Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 05:36

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to throw out the baby with the bathwater

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to throw out the baby with the bathwater

Caryl Swift
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Local time: 05:36
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