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s prljavom vodom izbaciti i dete

English translation: throwing the baby out with the bathwater

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Serbian term or phrase:s prljavom vodom izbaciti i dete
English translation:throwing the baby out with the bathwater
Entered by: Miomira Brankovic

23:18 Feb 26, 2009
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
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Serbian term or phrase: s prljavom vodom izbaciti i dete
Postoji li engleski ekvivalent ove izreke?
Miomira Brankovic
Serbia
Local time: 00:49
throwing the baby out with the bathwater
Explanation:
To je to.
Selected response from:

David Stephenson
United States
Local time: 18:49
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10throwing the baby out with the bathwater
David Stephenson


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
throwing the baby out with the bathwater


Explanation:
To je to.

David Stephenson
United States
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
Notes to answerer
Asker: That was really quick. Thanks a lot!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RINA LINGUISTIC SERVICES, Katarina Radojevic- Mitrovic: Throw the baby out with the bathwater-discard something valuable along with other things that are undesirable. Oxford Dict.
17 mins
agree  Sladjana Daniels
23 mins
agree  Iva Pajvancic
1 hr
agree  Aribas (X)
3 hrs
agree  Bogdan Petrovic
6 hrs
agree  Natasa Djurovic
8 hrs
agree  Mira Stepanovic
11 hrs
agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
1 day 2 hrs
agree  Cedomir Pusica
1 day 14 hrs
agree  Sherefedin MUSTAFA
1 day 21 hrs
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