"out the window" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-out the window.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} out the window, {{en-PP}} out the window
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Made obsolete; altered drastically as a result of situational change. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_the_window-en-prep_phrase-Urw53HpD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) Gone; departed; disappeared. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-out_the_window-en-prep_phrase-TRjR5UpK

Alternative forms

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