VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water

Meaning:

Eliminate something good while discarding the bad parts of something

Examples:

  • He was so angry with the company's policies, he wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and quit.
  • She was so disappointed with the new product, she wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and stop using it altogether.
  • They were so unhappy with the new management, they wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and change the whole company.
  • He was so frustrated with the new system, he wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and go back to the old way of doing things.
  • She was so upset with the new design, she wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and not use it at all.
  • They were so disappointed with the new policy, they wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and start over again.
  • He was so dissatisfied with the new software, he wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and switch to a different program.
  • She was so unhappy with the new menu, she wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and stop going to the restaurant.
  • They were so upset with the new team members, they wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and rebuild the whole team.
  • He was so fed up with the new rules, he wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and quit the organization.
  • She was so disappointed with the new book, she wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and not read it at all.
  • They were so unhappy with the new direction, they wanted to throw the baby out with the bath water and change the whole strategy.