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wylewać dziecko z kąpielą

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to throw [the] baby out with [the] bathwater.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /vɘˈlɛ.vat͡ɕ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡s.kɔ s kɔmˈpjɛ.lɔw̃/, (regional or dialectal, proscribed) /vɘˈlɛ.vat͡ɕ ˈd͡ʑɛt͡s.kɔ s kɔmˈpjɛ.lɔm/
  • Syllabification: wy‧le‧wać dziec‧ko z ką‧pie‧lą

Verb

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wylewać dziecko z kąpielą impf (perfective wylać dziecko z kąpielą)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to throw the baby out with the bathwater (to discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wylewać dziecko z kąpielą: see wylewać.

Further reading

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