Idiom
make a better door than a window
Meaning
To obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please move, you make a better door than a window.”
“I cannot see the television because you are standing right in front of it; you make a better door than a window.”
“The tall man stood directly in front of the painting, prompting a frustrated visitor to remark that he made a better door than a window.”
Examples
simple
“Please move, you make a better door than a window.”
contextual
“I cannot see the television because you are standing right in front of it; you make a better door than a window.”
complex
“The tall man stood directly in front of the painting, prompting a frustrated visitor to remark that he made a better door than a window.”
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