go out the window

go out the window
To vanish or cease, especially due to lack of care, attention, etc.; to be discarded, disregarded, or ignored.

As the deadline approached, all attempts to keep order went out the window.


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  • out the window — mod. gone; wasted. □ All that work gone out the window. □ My forty dollars out the window. Why didn’t I save my money? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • go out the window — informal (of a plan or pattern or behavior) no longer exist; disappear * * * go out the window informal : to stop being used or thought about By that point in the argument, reason had gone out the window. • • • Main Entry: ↑window …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw out the window — throw (something) out the window informal : to stop using or thinking about (something) We can throw that idea out the window. • • • Main Entry: ↑window …   Useful english dictionary

  • go out the window —    If a quality, principle or opportunity goes out the window, it disappears, is lost or is abandoned.     When the plant closed down, all hopes of finding a job went out the window …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • go out the window — {v. phr.}, {informal} To go out of effect; be abandoned. * /During the war, the school dress code went out the window./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • go out the window — {v. phr.}, {informal} To go out of effect; be abandoned. * /During the war, the school dress code went out the window./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • go\ out\ the\ window — v. phr. informal To go out of effect; be abandoned. During the war, the school dress code went out the window …   Словарь американских идиом

  • go out the window — be abandoned, go out of effect The school dress code went out the window when the new principal took over …   Idioms and examples

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