Asked in: IB ACIO 2023 T-1
throw the baby out with the bathwater in SSC previous-year questions
- IB ACIO 2023 T-1 Idioms & Phrases
Select the conclusion(s) that follow(s) based on the correct meaning of the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Sentence:
There might be some issues to be sorted out, but it does not mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.Conclusion:
(i) For the sake of opposition, we should not reject a proposal outright because of our concerns over a few specifics.
(ii) The bathwater should be clean, otherwise the baby will be sick.
(iii) When a theory or an approach goes out of favour, we shift our loyalty completely towards the more fashionable one ignoring even the good aspects of the former.Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Only conclusion (i) and (iii)
Explanation:
The idiom "throw the baby out with the bathwater" means to unwisely get rid of valuable things along with the undesirable, or reject something entirely because of some faults, without keeping the good parts.
• (i) For the sake of opposition, we should not reject a proposal outright because of our concerns over a few specifics.
✅ This matches the idiom: don’t reject something completely just because of some issues.
• (ii) The bathwater should be clean, otherwise the baby will be sick.
❌ This is a literal meaning, not the idiomatic one.
• (iii) When a theory or an approach goes out of favour, we shift our loyalty completely towards the more fashionable one ignoring even the good a
throw the baby out with the bathwater – questions
Has throw the baby out with the bathwater been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – throw the baby out with the bathwater has been asked in SSC exams: IB ACIO 2023 T-1.