throw the baby out with the bathwater -Idioms

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throw the baby out with the bathwater

to reject all of something including the good because part of it is bad

When they discarded all of the computers because one was broken it was like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Only one was broken.

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throw the book at (someone)

throw together (people) or throw (people) together

throw up (something) or throw (something) up

throw up one's hands (in defeat)

thrust and parry

thumb one's nose at (someone or something)

thumb through (something)

somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something)

drive a hard bargain

man in the street

leave a lot to be desired

strictly on the level

go over big with (someone)

get a bright idea

look out on (something)

batten down the hatches

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