“the baby”

The following 4 entries include the term the baby.

throw out the baby with the bathwater

phrase

: to discard or lose something useful or beneficial in the process of discarding or rejecting something unwanted

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hold the baby

phrase

: to be given all of the blame or responsibility that should be shared with others

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lose the baby

phrase

: to have one's baby die before being born or soon after being born

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put/give the baby up for adoption

phrase

: to make it possible for other people to adopt one's baby

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