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What is the origin of phrase don't throw the Baby out with the bath water?
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What is the meaning of 'Don't throw the baby out with the bath water'?
This is a literal phrase, with neither symbolism nor great historical referent other than the pre-indoor plumbing era. The phrase enjoins the baby washer not to lose the object of the exercise through misguided zeal or haste.
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