go out the window
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But late nights out, noisy flatmates and a strange new bed can mean good sleep habits go out the window.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
"When we use instruments like the bonang, Pythagoras's special numbers go out the window and we encounter entirely new patterns of consonance and dissonance," Dr Harrison said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024
“So the merits of it being slightly cheaper go out the window because the Airbus is a more reliable plane that you can be flying as opposed to grounding it.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
They start out with enthusiasm for affordable housing and as soon as they hit a road bump, all thoughts of creating desperately needed working class housing go out the window.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
I can go out the window, like always.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
