Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater.
English
idiom
To lose something good while trying to remove a problem.
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To lose something good while trying to remove a problem.
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To lose something good while trying to fix a problem.
When you throw the baby out with the bathwater, you scrap the whole thing over one bad part.
It is usually said as a warning, just before a decision made in anger.
"Overkill"
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Too much force, but nothing good is lost
"Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face"
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Harm yourself out of anger at someone else
"Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater"
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Discard the good parts along with the bad one
The system is frustrating — let's replace all of it.
Careful, that throws the baby out with the bathwater.
I'm deleting every app on my phone this weekend.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater — some of them help.
Banning the whole thing throws the baby out with the bathwater.
True — one rule would fix the actual problem.
