"Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater"

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I was chatting with one of the poetry mentors last night and actually he suggested something and I told him the reason for using that specific "expression" then he said that saying and added that my own opinion was right from the beginning..... I was a bit shy to ask, would you please explain this saying to me :roll:
 

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I was chatting with one of the poetry mentors last night. [STRIKE]and actually[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]h[/STRIKE] He suggested something, and I told him the reason for using that specific "expression". [STRIKE]t[/STRIKE] Then he said that saying expression ?) and added that my own opinion was right from the beginning..... I was a bit shy to ask,. [STRIKE]w[/STRIKE] Would you please explain this saying to me :roll:
It's a little difficult to understand that. Who said what? Are you asking the meaning of "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater"?
 

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Yes, I'm asking about that.
 

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So he meant "without my own expression" the whole meaning would have been lost!

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it means don't throw the good things with the the bad ones,don't reject something completely withou consideration:lol:
 

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So he meant "without my own expression" the whole meaning would have been lost!

I am afraid unless you give us the whole context, no one will be able to answer this.
 

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it means don't throw [out] the good things with the the bad ones:tick:,don't reject something completely withou consideration:cross::lol:
Are you sure you know what 'without consideration' means? A foolish person might consider something very carefully before throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

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