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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Example Sentences

"We had to climb out of the window and into a boat," she said.

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She sets herself a monthly budget, "but every time I go to Primark that budget is out of the window".

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The concept of form going out of the window in derby matches is a bit of a cliche, but sometimes cliches can be true.

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Aspinall and his team respect Gane and they know the nature of heavyweight MMA, where the tide of the fight can turn in an instant, means preparation can sometimes be thrown out of the window.

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As they searched around her car, Michael says that her dog - which had been sitting inside on the passenger seat - jumped out of the window and bit him.

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