American Idioms and Expressions

Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
throw the baby out with the bathwater
What does throw the baby out with the bathwater mean?
to reject all of something including the good because part of it is badWhen they discarded all of the computers because one was broken it was like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. They only needed one new computer.
throw the baby out with the bathwater
What does throw the baby out with the bathwater mean?
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.


Some Random Idioms
for crying out loud
What does "for crying out loud" mean?
used to show that you are surprised or angry"For crying out loud please turn your radio down a little."
mash-up
What does "mash-up" mean?
bring together two different Web sites or services to create a third that leverages the benefits of each
Take no prisoners
What does "Take no prisoners" mean?
If people take no prisoners, they do things in a very aggressive way, without considering any harm they might do to achieve their objectives.
muggle
What does "muggle" mean?
boring person; unimaginative person
calm down
What does "calm down" mean?
to relaxThe woman finally calmed down after the accident.
fruits of one's labor
What does "fruits of one's labor" mean?
the results of one's work We decided to enjoy the fruits of our labor so we went on a long holiday to Europe.

have a whale of a time
What does "have a whale of a time" mean?
have an exciting timeEverybody had a whale of a time at the school picnic.
smell a rat
What does "smell a rat" mean?
to be suspicious of someone or something, to feel that something is wrong I smell a rat. There is something wrong with the free credit card offer.

sheep/goat Idioms



Search

Searching for?
 

Sponsors

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional