baby and bathwater

短语

发音

US

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.

    定语 习语 仅复数

词源

From the phrase throw the baby out with the bathwater.

来源：wiktionary