go out the window

idiom

informal
: to stop being used or thought about
By that point in the argument, reason had gone out the window.

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go out of use

go out the window

go over

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“Go out the window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20out%20the%20window. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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