out of the window

Idioms  

1. Discarded, tossed out. This term is often used in the phrase go out the window, as in For the town planners past experience seems to have gone out the window. It alludes to unwanted items being hurled out of the window. [First half of 1900s]

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out of the window

"I woke up at night, heard bangs, looked out of the window and there was a fire," 40-year-old Saint Petersburg resident Igor told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Resident Sutrismi, 47, said she was at home on Saturday when she heard a "crackling sound", looked out of the window and saw smoke rising from the peatland across the road.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Buyers expect a little theater when they look out of the window, and here, they get it in spades,” the listing agent said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Drivers slow down along the A82, take in the air off Loch Lomond, and toss their rubbish out of the window - Patrick Calhoun has watched it happen year after year.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Dallas leaned far out of the window, his eyes fixed on a bird flying lazily in the distance.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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