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.
Examples of go out the window in a Sentence
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Yes the statistics go out the window when the playoffs start.
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Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
Harmony and gentility—the music of Spenser—go out the window, and in comes a ferocious, sometimes grating intellectual energy and an intense superiority.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
That may seem surprising given the large number of leaks, but the security Apple has enforced up to this point tends to go out the window when thousands of production lines and tens of thousands of labourers start mass production.
—Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 28 June 2022
But if no more rains arrive — or if other, less predictable factors such as lightning storms and heat waves develop later in the year — all that progress could go out the window.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Fancy glassware and other formalities associated with wine tend to go out the window with barbecue—especially considering a lot of the food is meant to be eaten with your hands.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 20 June 2022
If microbes do have some mobility in the sediment, the ages go out the window.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 29 July 2020
Promises, assurances and the best intentions go out the window as the texts, gaming invites and social media alerts come in, and many teens cannot resist.
—Meghan Leahy - Parenting Q&a, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
But in the fight against COVID-19, the principles of mediation go out the window.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
Harmony and gentility—the music of Spenser—go out the window, and in comes a ferocious, sometimes grating intellectual energy and an intense superiority.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
That may seem surprising given the large number of leaks, but the security Apple has enforced up to this point tends to go out the window when thousands of production lines and tens of thousands of labourers start mass production.
—Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 28 June 2022
But if no more rains arrive — or if other, less predictable factors such as lightning storms and heat waves develop later in the year — all that progress could go out the window.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Fancy glassware and other formalities associated with wine tend to go out the window with barbecue—especially considering a lot of the food is meant to be eaten with your hands.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 20 June 2022
If microbes do have some mobility in the sediment, the ages go out the window.
—Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 29 July 2020
Promises, assurances and the best intentions go out the window as the texts, gaming invites and social media alerts come in, and many teens cannot resist.
—Meghan Leahy - Parenting Q&a, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
But in the fight against COVID-19, the principles of mediation go out the window.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
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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 27 Apr. 2024.
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