GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
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das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten

throw the baby out with the bathwater

Wenn wir wegen eines einzigen Missbrauchs den ganzen Tauschschrank abschaffen, schütten wir das Kind mit dem Bade aus.

If we get rid of the entire community swap cabinet because of one instance of misuse, we will be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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