Oops !!Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Baby I am and baby I'll be.
Check tub and toss, so it won't be me. What cautionary admonition is expressed by the riddle (it's a common phrase)? AnswerDon't throw out the baby with the bathwater.Prior to indoor plumbing people commonly bathed or did washing in a portable tub, the contents of which were then *tossed* or thrown out into the yard. The expression signifies not doing something dire or damaging while in the process of doing something routine or habitual. Hide What Next?
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