English-Estonian translations for throw the baby out with the bathwater

Definition of throw the baby out with the bathwater

• To discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted

Examples

• They cancelled the entire project because the new management didnt like the prototype, but I think they threw the baby out with the bathwater.

Related words

• throw the book at
• throw the baby out with bathwater
• throw out the baby with the bathwater
• throw in the towel
• throw down the gauntlet
• throw a spanner in the works
• throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
• throw off the trail
• throw a wrench into the works