He lost a brand-new set of spanners when he let the scrap dealer clear out the contents of his garage; it was a case of throwing out the baby with the bath water.

• 他让废品商把他汽车库里的东西清理出去时，遗失了一套崭新扳手。这真是一个把洗澡水连同小孩一起倒掉的例子。