How is the phrase вместе с водой выплеснуть и ребенка translated from Russian to English

English translation
throw the baby out with the bathwater
phrase

Выкинуть что-то ценное, пытаясь избавиться от нежелательного.

To discard something valuable while trying to remove something unwanted.

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  • Не выбрасывай ребёнка с водой из ванны во время редактирования. — Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater during the edits.

  • Ты уверен, что хочешь выбросить ребёнка с ванной водою? — Are you sure you want to throw the baby out with the bathwater?

  • Мы должны избежать выбрасывания ребёнка с ванной водою в нашем проекте. — We must avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater in our project.

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