2009年5月14日木曜日

throw the baby out with the bath water

風呂の水を捨てるときに中にいる赤ちゃんまでも一緒に捨てる、、、、とは必要なものまでも捨ててしまう、、ということ。to lose the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts of something: You can't close the airport because one airline has problems - that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water.