echar la casa por la ventana

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to throw the house out of the window”.

Verb

echar la casa por la ventana (first-person singular present echo la casa por la ventana, first-person singular preterite eché la casa por la ventana, past participle echado la casa por la ventana)

  1. (idiomatic) to push the boat out
    Synonym: tirar la casa por la ventana

Further reading

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