Question

go out the window When the big company closed down, all hopes of finding a job in that little town went out the window.

Accepted Answer

If a quality, principle or opportunity goes out the window, it disappears, is lost or abandoned.

Phrase/Idiom	go out the window
Definition	If a quality, principle or opportunity goes out the window, it disappears, is lost or abandoned.
Example	When the big company closed down, all hopes of finding a job in that little town went out the window.

Window Quality Principle Opportunity Disappears Lost Abandoned Big