Phrase info Synonyms

out the window

Meaning

(idiomatic, colloquial) Made obsolete; altered drastically as a result of situational change.

(idiomatic, colloquial) Gone; departed; disappeared.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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A driver passing through a checkpoint at Coolangatta while holding a mobile phone out the window to show their border declaration pass. Using a mobile phone while driving usually attracts a $1000 fine and the loss of four demerit points. Source: Internet

A dog looks out the window of an RV as children play outside at the Lewis River RV Park in Woodland in May. Source: Internet

A much-loved lesson plan goes out the window when I realise that this moment I’ve constructed is not producing learning. Source: Internet

As we enter the holiday season, it may be tempting to throw our fears out the window. Source: Internet

And just like that, all his development was thrown out the window. Source: Internet

And just like that, thirteen years of community policing goes out the window. Source: Internet

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