EPISODE · Jul 21, 2021 · 2 MIN
Throw the Baby out with the Bath Water
from Genesis of Phrases and Idioms in English · host Dipankar Basumatary
In this episode, we discuss another interesting idiom, which originated in the 1500s when water was scarce and people had to bathe in the same water in the same container leaving the babies with the dirtiest water. It forced the poor mothers to be extra careful not to throw the babies along with the dirty water.
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In this episode, we discuss another interesting idiom, which originated in the 1500s when water was scarce and people had to bathe in the same water in the same container leaving the babies with the dirtiest water. It forced the poor mothers to be extra careful not to throw the babies along with the dirty water.
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Throw the Baby out with the Bath Water
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