2006-08-14 16:15:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
you all know what i mean just explaiin it simple in or out ok i said iin the wrong text if you you know if you dont bother
2006-08-14 16:29:17 · update #1
Don't throw the baby OUT with the bathwater. It means that if some part of something is wrong, don't be too quick to 86 the whole thing. Maybe try to keep the good parts and just fix the bad parts.
I used manage implementation projects, it was a term that was used often.
2006-08-14 16:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by Nitris 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In days gone by, mothers would bathe their babies in small tubs, and afterwards, use the water to wash the porch or water the garden. Mothers always have more things to do than they can get to in a day. This saying was a reminder for them not to get in such a big hurry to get things done, they tossed out the bathwater before removing the baby, to take things one step at time and not forget what was important. Babies were especially precious because many of them died early in life from common diseases, birth defects and accidents.
2006-08-14 23:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by February Rain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont throw the baby OUT with the bathwater.
Well, back when every one took a bath in one tub, the Dad would go first, then the Mom, on down the line until the baby, who was last. By then, the water was getting pretty gross and dirty, so it was like, oh, the water is so dirty, you might not see the baby in it, and accidentally throw it out with the old water.
2006-08-14 23:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by D'oh! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The saying is "don't throw the baby out with the bath water". It comes from an old practice of families sharing a tub with the children being bathed last. (Yuck!)
The saying basically means that you shouldn't overreact or go overboard on a solution to a problem.
2006-08-14 23:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Daphne 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The actual phrase is dont throw the baby out with the bath water. In other words the water that you washed the baby with is now dirty water and you are going to dump the water. Don't throw the baby out with the water just because it was dirty because now the baby is clean.
2006-08-14 23:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by memorris900 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not to disregard good ideas just because they are mixed up with other bad ideas. Like a screendoor on a submarine. The screendoor and the submarine seperately are both valuable. Putting them together is a problem. So, if we were to get rid of all screendoors and all submarines just because a screendoor on the outside of a submarine causes extreme leakage, we would be foolish or be throwing the baby out with the bath water.
:-)
2006-08-14 23:23:01 · answer #6 · answered by Gwen 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do not throw the baby out with the bath water. It means do not throw anything away that might be valuable later.
2006-08-14 23:22:49 · answer #7 · answered by Annie R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is don't throw the baby OUT with the bath water, silly.
2006-08-14 23:20:36 · answer #8 · answered by thrill88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you shouldn't bathe small children. Babies, when they are born, are allergic to water and shouldn't be thrown either. So, don't throw that baby at the bath tub means: don't throw the baby at the bath tub.
2006-08-14 23:30:06 · answer #9 · answered by jc20155 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The phrase is don't throw the baby OUT with the bathwater.
2006-08-14 23:20:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋