go out the window

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Definition of go out the window in English English dictionary

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.

To become insignificant or inoperative - "As soon as a third body is introduced to the Newtonian system, all lawful ordering of processes goes out the window"

Related Terms

out the window

Into the class of things obsolete, superseded, or irrelevant

out the window

Made obsolete; altered drastically as a result of situational change

Hyphenation

go out the win·dow

Turkish pronunciation

gō aut dhi wîndō

Pronunciation

/ˈgō ˈout ᴛʜē ˈwəndō/ /ˈɡoʊ ˈaʊt ðiː ˈwɪndoʊ/