Cómo Pronunciar "baby and bathwater"
expression
BAY-bee and BAWTH-war-ter
BAY-bee and BAH-th-waw-tuh
Definición
This expression means to accidentally lose something important or valuable while trying to get rid of something unwanted.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈbeɪbi/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)
Inglés Británico
bˈeɪbi/ /ˈænd/ /bˈɑːθwɔːtɐ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
BAY-bee and BAWTH-war-ter
UK
BAY-bee and BAH-th-waw-tuh
Escucha en Contexto
Be careful not to throw the baby and bathwater out when updating the system.
The rule was strict, but let's not lose the baby and bathwater by removing it completely.
We want changes, but don't throw the baby and bathwater out.
If you shut down the whole department, you might be throwing the baby and bathwater out.