window

bay window

1. A large, protruding window that extends from the wall of a building and creates an alcove inside. Mom still decorates the bay window for every holiday.

2. slang A large or bulging stomach. If you don't get that bay window under control, you'll be asked to play Santa Claus this year!

crack a/the window (open)

To open a window slightly. It's so hot in here—can we at least crack a window? Yuck, who farted? Crack the window open!

don't have a pot to piss in (or a window to throw it out of)

rude slang Completely broke or destitute. It sounds like Betsy doesn't have a pot to piss in. So what makes you think she's going to loan you money? Dude, back then I didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of, but I managed to get by somehow.

See also: have, out, piss, pot, throw, window

go out the window

To be forgotten, disregarded, or lost. One member of the audience started shouting at the speaker during the presentation, and all sense of decorum went right out the window. Once the government deregulated the industry, expensive safety precautions were the first thing to go out the window.

go window-shopping

To visit stores, or look in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be going window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we only went window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!"

jemmy up

To pry something upward with or as with a jemmy (a short crowbar). A noun or pronoun can be used between "jemmy" and "up." ("Jemmy" is a British-English variant of "jimmy.") Primarily heard in UK. I set about jemmying up all the rotting floorboards on the patio. See if you can jemmy the lid of the container up with a screwdriver. I'm dying to find out what's inside!

jimmy up

To pry something upward with or as with a jimmy (a short crowbar). A noun or pronoun can be used between "jimmy" and "up." Primarily heard in US. I set about jimmying up all the rotting floorboards on the patio. See if you can jimmy the lid of the container up with a screwdriver. I'm dying to find out what's inside!

make a better door than a window

A humorous phrase said to someone who is blocking the speaker's line of sight. Move it, will you? You make a better door than a window!

out (of) the window

Forgotten or disregarded; lost or wasted. One member of the audience started shouting at the speaker during the presentation, and all sense of decorum went right out of the window. Once the government deregulated the industry, expensive safety precautions were the first thing out the window.

See also: out, window

the eyes are the windows of the soul

proverb The eyes can reveal a lot about one's inner state and emotions. When I gazed into her eyes for the first time, I felt like I had known her forever. I guess it's true that the eyes are the windows of the soul.

when poverty comes in (at) the door, love flies out (of) the window

proverb When a couple faces poverty or debt, their love for one another will be quick to wane or depart. We foolishly decided to elope when we were just 18, trusting our love to see us through any hardship in life. Well, with no real job prospects to our name, poverty found us quick, and when poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window. A: "After struggling with our financial issues for so long, it just feels like we're more like roommates than boyfriend and girlfriend." B: "Yeah, it's tough. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.

See also: come, flies, love, out, poverty, window

when the wolf comes in (at) the door, love creeps out (of) the window

proverb When a couple faces poverty or debt, their love for one another will be quick to wane or depart. We foolishly decided to elope when we were just 18, trusting our love to see us through any hardship in life. Well, with no real job between us, we started racking up debt like crazy, and when the wolf comes in the door, love flies out the window. A: "After struggling with our financial issues for so long, it just feels like we're more like roommates than boyfriend and girlfriend." B: "Yeah, it's tough. When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window.

See also: come, creep, love, out, window, wolf

window dressing

1. Literally, a decorative display in a window, typically the window of a store. When my mom and I go shopping at Christmastime, we always check out all the pretty holiday window dressings!

2. By extension, something that makes a person or thing look or seem better than it really is. To me, this new policy seems like window dressing to woo new employees. You say that you've changed, but how do I know it's not just window dressing to make you seem like less of a jerk?

window of opportunity

A short or limited period of time in which one has a favorable opportunity to do, obtain, or accomplish something. The summit offers a window of opportunity for the two countries to reach a peace agreement. Some fear we may have already missed our window of opportunity to get the development plan approved by the city.

See also: of, opportunity, window

window on the world

A means of experiencing or learning about parts of the world beyond one's immediate surroundings or situation. Kids are spoiled rotten with the amount they can learn and see on the internet. In my day, the only window on the world was whatever books the local library had.

window-shopping

The act of visiting stores, or looking in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we were only window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!"

you make a better door than you do a window

A humorous phrase said to someone who is blocking the speaker's line of sight. Move it, will you? You make a better door than you do a window!

crack the door (open)

and crack the window (open)

to open the door or window a very small amount. I cracked open the door to peek out. Just crack the window a bit to let some air inside.

go window-shopping

to go about looking at goods in store windows without actually buying anything. The office workers go window-shopping on their lunch hour, looking for things to buy when they get paid. Joan said she was just going window-shopping, but she bought a new coat.

jimmy something up

pry something up. See if you can jimmy this window up. Can you jimmy up this window?

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?

See also: out, window

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.

and When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window.

Prov. If a couple gets married because they are in love, but they do not have enough money, they will stop loving each other when the money runs out. You young folks may think you can live on love alone, but when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. After Susan lost her job, she and her unemployed husband had a big argument. When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window.

See also: come, flies, love, of, out, poverty, window

window of opportunity

Fig. a brief time period in which an opportunity exists. This afternoon, I had a brief window of opportunity when I could discuss this with the boss, but she wasn't receptive.

See also: of, opportunity, window

You make a better door than you do a window.

Rur. I cannot see through you, so move aside. Joe was just standing in front of the TV. "Hey," I said, "You make a better door than you do a window." Charlie: Isn't this a great view? Jane: You make a better door than you do a window. Let me see.

out of the window

Discarded, tossed out. This term is often used in the phrase go out the window, as in For the town planners past experience seems to have gone out the window. It alludes to unwanted items being hurled out of the window. [First half of 1900s]

go out the window

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

go out of the window

BRITISH

COMMON If something such as a plan or a way of thinking or behaving goes out the window or goes out of the window, it suddenly disappears completely. Finding myself in a country with so much delicious food, all thoughts of dieting went out the window. When people are so desperate to do something, common sense often goes out of the window. Note: Other verbs such as fly are sometimes used instead of go. Three years later she met Mick, and her good intentions flew out the window.

go out (of) the window

(of a plan or pattern of behaviour) no longer exist; disappear. informal

1998 Economist In the ensuing struggle between the two groups [of councillors], the public interest goes out of the window.

window of opportunity

a favourable opportunity for doing something that must be seized immediately if it is not to be missed.

See also: of, opportunity, window

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

be, go, etc. out/out of the ˈwindow

(informal) (of a chance, an opportunity, a job, etc.) disappear; be lost: All my hopes of finding a good job in television have gone out of the window. Don’t throw this opportunity out of the window.

a ˌwindow of opporˈtunity

a limited period of time when you can do something that you want to do or need to do: The government’s difficulties provided the opposition with a window of opportunity to present an alternative policy to the voters.

See also: of, opportunity, window

a ˌwindow on the ˈworld

a way of learning about other people and other countries: News programmes try to provide a window on the world.

bay window

n. a belly; an abdomen. You are going to have to do something about that bay window.

out the window

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

See also: out, window

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

out the window

Discarded, gone forever. The transfer from objects thrown or dropped out of a window to ideas and other more ephemeral things took place in the seventeenth century. Dickens played with it in Pickwick Papers: “‘I am ruminating,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘on the strange mutability of human affairs.’—‘Ah, I see—in at the palace door one day, out at the window the next. Philosopher, sir?’—‘An observer of human nature, sir,’ said Mr. Pickwick.”

See also: out, window

window of opportunity, a

A short time in which to accomplish something. This usage became popular during the years of the arms race between the Western and Communist powers, when it referred specifically to a chance for attacking. By about 1980 it had been extended to other narrow chances. Thus the London Sunday Times used it on June 16, 1985, “Regional bank bosses know that they must rush to acquire their neighbours, to make the most of their window of opportunity.” It is rapidly becoming a cliché.

词组	window
释义	window bay window 1. A large, protruding window that extends from the wall of a building and creates an alcove inside. Mom still decorates the bay window for every holiday. 2. slang A large or bulging stomach. If you don't get that bay window under control, you'll be asked to play Santa Claus this year! See also: bay, window crack a/the window (open) To open a window slightly. It's so hot in here—can we at least crack a window? Yuck, who farted? Crack the window open! See also: crack, window don't have a pot to piss in (or a window to throw it out of) rude slang Completely broke or destitute. It sounds like Betsy doesn't have a pot to piss in. So what makes you think she's going to loan you money? Dude, back then I didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of, but I managed to get by somehow. See also: have, out, piss, pot, throw, window go out the window To be forgotten, disregarded, or lost. One member of the audience started shouting at the speaker during the presentation, and all sense of decorum went right out the window. Once the government deregulated the industry, expensive safety precautions were the first thing to go out the window. See also: go, out, window go window-shopping To visit stores, or look in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be going window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we only went window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!" See also: go jemmy up To pry something upward with or as with a jemmy (a short crowbar). A noun or pronoun can be used between "jemmy" and "up." ("Jemmy" is a British-English variant of "jimmy.") Primarily heard in UK. I set about jemmying up all the rotting floorboards on the patio. See if you can jemmy the lid of the container up with a screwdriver. I'm dying to find out what's inside! See also: jemmy, up jimmy up To pry something upward with or as with a jimmy (a short crowbar). A noun or pronoun can be used between "jimmy" and "up." Primarily heard in US. I set about jimmying up all the rotting floorboards on the patio. See if you can jimmy the lid of the container up with a screwdriver. I'm dying to find out what's inside! See also: jimmy, up make a better door than a window A humorous phrase said to someone who is blocking the speaker's line of sight. Move it, will you? You make a better door than a window! See also: better, door, make, window out (of) the window Forgotten or disregarded; lost or wasted. One member of the audience started shouting at the speaker during the presentation, and all sense of decorum went right out of the window. Once the government deregulated the industry, expensive safety precautions were the first thing out the window. See also: out, window the eyes are the windows of the soul proverb The eyes can reveal a lot about one's inner state and emotions. When I gazed into her eyes for the first time, I felt like I had known her forever. I guess it's true that the eyes are the windows of the soul. See also: eye, of, soul, Windows when poverty comes in (at) the door, love flies out (of) the window proverb When a couple faces poverty or debt, their love for one another will be quick to wane or depart. We foolishly decided to elope when we were just 18, trusting our love to see us through any hardship in life. Well, with no real job prospects to our name, poverty found us quick, and when poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window. A: "After struggling with our financial issues for so long, it just feels like we're more like roommates than boyfriend and girlfriend." B: "Yeah, it's tough. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. See also: come, flies, love, out, poverty, window when the wolf comes in (at) the door, love creeps out (of) the window proverb When a couple faces poverty or debt, their love for one another will be quick to wane or depart. We foolishly decided to elope when we were just 18, trusting our love to see us through any hardship in life. Well, with no real job between us, we started racking up debt like crazy, and when the wolf comes in the door, love flies out the window. A: "After struggling with our financial issues for so long, it just feels like we're more like roommates than boyfriend and girlfriend." B: "Yeah, it's tough. When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window. See also: come, creep, love, out, window, wolf window dressing 1. Literally, a decorative display in a window, typically the window of a store. When my mom and I go shopping at Christmastime, we always check out all the pretty holiday window dressings! 2. By extension, something that makes a person or thing look or seem better than it really is. To me, this new policy seems like window dressing to woo new employees. You say that you've changed, but how do I know it's not just window dressing to make you seem like less of a jerk? See also: dressing, window window of opportunity A short or limited period of time in which one has a favorable opportunity to do, obtain, or accomplish something. The summit offers a window of opportunity for the two countries to reach a peace agreement. Some fear we may have already missed our window of opportunity to get the development plan approved by the city. See also: of, opportunity, window window on the world A means of experiencing or learning about parts of the world beyond one's immediate surroundings or situation. Kids are spoiled rotten with the amount they can learn and see on the internet. In my day, the only window on the world was whatever books the local library had. See also: on, window, world window-shopping The act of visiting stores, or looking in their windows, to see what is available without buying anything. My bank account is so sad these days that I'll only be window-shopping for a while! A: "You guys really went in that expensive boutique?" B: "Yeah, but we were only window-shopping, don't worry! We know we can't afford anything in there!" you make a better door than you do a window A humorous phrase said to someone who is blocking the speaker's line of sight. Move it, will you? You make a better door than you do a window! See also: better, door, make, window Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. crack the door (open) and crack the window (open) to open the door or window a very small amount. I cracked open the door to peek out. Just crack the window a bit to let some air inside. See also: crack, door go window-shopping to go about looking at goods in store windows without actually buying anything. The office workers go window-shopping on their lunch hour, looking for things to buy when they get paid. Joan said she was just going window-shopping, but she bought a new coat. See also: go jimmy something up pry something up. See if you can jimmy this window up. Can you jimmy up this window? See also: jimmy, up 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? See also: out, window When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. and When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window. Prov. If a couple gets married because they are in love, but they do not have enough money, they will stop loving each other when the money runs out. You young folks may think you can live on love alone, but when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. After Susan lost her job, she and her unemployed husband had a big argument. When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window. See also: come, flies, love, of, out, poverty, window window of opportunity Fig. a brief time period in which an opportunity exists. This afternoon, I had a brief window of opportunity when I could discuss this with the boss, but she wasn't receptive. See also: of, opportunity, window You make a better door than you do a window. Rur. I cannot see through you, so move aside. Joe was just standing in front of the TV. "Hey," I said, "You make a better door than you do a window." Charlie: Isn't this a great view? Jane: You make a better door than you do a window. Let me see. See also: better, door, make, window McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. out of the window Discarded, tossed out. This term is often used in the phrase go out the window, as in For the town planners past experience seems to have gone out the window. It alludes to unwanted items being hurled out of the window. [First half of 1900s] See also: of, out, window The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. go out the window BRITISH, AMERICAN or go out of the window BRITISH COMMON If something such as a plan or a way of thinking or behaving goes out the window or goes out of the window, it suddenly disappears completely. Finding myself in a country with so much delicious food, all thoughts of dieting went out the window. When people are so desperate to do something, common sense often goes out of the window. Note: Other verbs such as fly are sometimes used instead of go. Three years later she met Mick, and her good intentions flew out the window. See also: go, out, window Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. go out (of) the window (of a plan or pattern of behaviour) no longer exist; disappear. informal 1998 Economist In the ensuing struggle between the two groups [of councillors], the public interest goes out of the window. See also: go, out, window window of opportunity a favourable opportunity for doing something that must be seized immediately if it is not to be missed. See also: of, opportunity, window Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary be, go, etc. out/out of the ˈwindow (informal) (of a chance, an opportunity, a job, etc.) disappear; be lost: All my hopes of finding a good job in television have gone out of the window. Don’t throw this opportunity out of the window. See also: of, out, window a ˌwindow of opporˈtunity a limited period of time when you can do something that you want to do or need to do: The government’s difficulties provided the opposition with a window of opportunity to present an alternative policy to the voters. See also: of, opportunity, window a ˌwindow on the ˈworld a way of learning about other people and other countries: News programmes try to provide a window on the world. See also: on, window, world Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary bay window n. a belly; an abdomen. You are going to have to do something about that bay window. See also: bay, window out the window mod. gone; wasted. My forty dollars—out the window. Why didn’t I save my money? See also: out, window McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions out the window Discarded, gone forever. The transfer from objects thrown or dropped out of a window to ideas and other more ephemeral things took place in the seventeenth century. Dickens played with it in Pickwick Papers: “‘I am ruminating,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘on the strange mutability of human affairs.’—‘Ah, I see—in at the palace door one day, out at the window the next. Philosopher, sir?’—‘An observer of human nature, sir,’ said Mr. Pickwick.” See also: out, window window of opportunity, a A short time in which to accomplish something. This usage became popular during the years of the arms race between the Western and Communist powers, when it referred specifically to a chance for attacking. By about 1980 it had been extended to other narrow chances. Thus the London Sunday Times used it on June 16, 1985, “Regional bank bosses know that they must rush to acquire their neighbours, to make the most of their window of opportunity.” It is rapidly becoming a cliché. See also: of, window The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: bay window Windows window dressing be wide open wide open crack a/the window (open) in for it be in for it (it) won't bother me at all/any (it) won't bother me any References in classic literature All the window in the rear of the house had been long ago bricked up, except one small trap in the room where the boy was locked, and that was too small even for the passage of his body. Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boys Progress Anatole with his swaggering air strode up to the window. He wanted to smash something. War and Peace "I want to see the light out of that window," replied the Count softly. The Woman in White Every now and then a haze of smoke from some nearer conflagra- tion drove across the window and hid the Martian shapes. War Of The Worlds "All the luck's on our side," said a young man who until now had kept his back turned to the window. He appeared to be rather stout, and had a thick crop of hair. The Voyage Out Second-floor back windows all open, atmosphere as sultry as ever, gardener's pruning-ladder quite safe in the tool-shed, savage mastiff in his kennel crunching his bones for supper. A Rogues Life She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows. It was quite dark when she awakened again. Secret Garden If you would like a little more of it, I could throw out a few lines and stays between my windows and yours, which the runners would take to directly. The Mystery of Edwin Drood "Could that window have been closed and refastened after the flight of the assassin?" asked Rouletabille. The Mystery of the Yellow Room She opened her eyes to find Timothy at the top of a ladder near her, Old Tom just getting through the window, and her aunt peering out at her from behind him. Pollyanna It shone full and clear and cold, upon the house amongst the rocks, and in at the kitchen window. But alas, no little rabbit babies were to be seen! Original Peter Rabbit Books In the evening, when little Kay was at home, and half undressed, he climbed up on the chair by the window, and peeped out of the little hole. Andersens Fairy Tales You remember I had forgotten to water the pots, and then I opened the window, and Jane called me about the jam, and I have never been in the room since." Beyond the City If you go near enough you'll see the candle burning in the window." The Man Who Knew Too Much She turned them over one by one, to satisfy herself that nothing she wanted had been forgotten, and returned once more to her post of observation by the window. No Name
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