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Phrase of the Day (throw the baby out with the bathwater)-04JUL20

Phrase of the Day (throw the baby out with the bathwater)-04JUL20

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “throw the baby out with the bathwater” and its meaning is “throw something valuable away with something unwanted”.

Example Sentence: By challenging the Indian notion of the LAC there, the Chinese appear to be throwing out the baby with the bathwater– in other words, rejecting the entire 27-year effort to resolve the border dispute by narrowing the area of differences along the LAC and eventually working towards a political deal to arrive at a mutually acceptable border line.

This word is present in Mumbai Mirror article China kills 20 Indian soldiers: Galwan valley has never before been the centre of face-offs between India and China  and click here to read it.

Courtesy: Mumbai Mirror

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