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

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

Molten car parts littered our path and out of the window we saw the whole hillside now coated in a dusty black.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

McGee: Anywhere you look out of the window is just a beautiful view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

She bellowed so loud she nearly blew the little chap out of the window.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl