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out (of) the window

Fig. gone; wasted. All that work gone out the window because my computer crashed. My forty dollars—out the window! Why didn't I save my money?

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out the window

gone, wasted, or no longer in existence It is as if everyone's good judgment has flown out the window. If we quit now, we might as well just toss three months' work out the window.

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out the window

mod. gone; wasted. My forty dollars—out the window. Why didn’t I save my money?

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