英美俚俗语【150】throw the baby out with the bath water 亏本，得不偿失

throw the baby out with the bath water

[俗]亏本，得不偿失

I don’t want to sell the house. Although it is old and broken, it is a his toric spot. If I sold it, all members of my family would blame me, so I don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water.

我不想卖掉这座房子。尽管它又旧又破，但它是一个历史景点。如果我卖了它，我家里的人都会责备我，所以我不会做这种得不偿失的事。

You mustn’t buy the cheap make-up, or you will throw the baby out with the bath water.

你一定不要买廉价的化妆品，否则的话你会得不偿失的。

注解：

throw意指泼、扔，baby意指婴儿，the bath water意指洗澡水；to throw the baby out with the bath water系指在泼洗澡水的时候连孩子一起泼掉了，喻指在摒弃不重要的东西的同时，将重要的东西也抛弃了。