winnielinnie
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And I thought you Germans were confused by our bizarre American figures of speech.But let's not throw out the baby with the bath water just yet.
EDIT: Nevermind. It's originally a German saying! (I need to get out more...)
This idiom derives from a German proverb, das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten.