English Dictionary

throw the baby out with the bathwater

IPA（発音記号）

/θɹəʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.

日本語の意味

不要なものを取り除く過程で、誤って価値のあるものも一緒に捨ててしまうこと。 / 問題を解決するために、悪いものだけでなく、貴重なものまで失われるリスクを指摘する表現。

We shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater when implementing the new policy.

新しい方針を実施する際に、不要なものを取り除こうとして大切なものまで一緒に捨ててはいけない。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.

They cancelled the entire project because the new management didn't like the prototype, but I think they threw the baby out with the bathwater.

throws the baby out with the bathwater （ present singular third-person ）

throwing the baby out with the bathwater （ participle present ）

threw the baby out with the bathwater （ past ）

thrown the baby out with the bathwater （ participle past ）