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go out (of) the window
if a quality, principle, or idea goes out of the window, it does not exist any more. Then people start drinking and sense goes out of the window.

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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Rather than being a noble compromise, this proposal is more like the homeowner who, upon catching a burglar going out the window, allows the criminal to keep half the swag.
The big, big boys go with the big customs brokerages, and personalized service is going out the window.
 
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