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

“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

On a flight, listening to a song Shubham liked, she looked out of the window and saw a rainbow.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

So my whole shot list had to go out of the window and I had to rethink the whole thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

She has also recorded the sounds of birds singing, footsteps crunching on snow and flowing streams to remind her of life back on that blue planet she can see out of the window.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

A few long seconds passed as Grandma stared thoughtfully out of the window.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks