How to Pronounce "throw the baby out with the bathwater"
expression
Definition
To lose or remove something valuable or important while trying to get rid of something negative or unwanted.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈθɹoʊ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbeɪbi/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)
British English
θɹˈəʊ/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈeɪbi/ /ˈaʊt/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɑːθwɔːtɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THROH thuh BAY-bee owt with thuh BAWTH-waw-ter
UK
throh thuh BAY-bee owt with thuh BAH-thwaw-tuh
Listen in Context
We should not throw the baby out with the bathwater when changing the system.
Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater when cleaning your room.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater by deleting all your files to fix one problem.
In trying to solve the bugs, the team almost threw the baby out with the bathwater by scrapping the whole app.