Windows

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. The cat likes to sit in the bay window and bathe in the sunbeams at this time of day. When I was a kid, I would sit in the bay window and read.

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! After years and years of beer drinking, most men your age have a bay window. Once none of my pants fit me anymore, I realized that my bay window had gotten to be much bigger than I'd like.

See also: bay, 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

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 of time

A specific period of time, especially one that in which something must be done, obtained, or accomplished. The department has extended the window of time in which applications must be submitted. There is only a brief window of time to administer the antidote before the poison becomes lethal.

See also: of, time, 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

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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

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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

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bay window

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

See also: bay, window

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