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Meaning of make a better door than a window | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

““You're blocking the picture,” Maria says. . . . “You make a better door than a window.””
“She griped fetchingly at a clot of news workers who blocked her view. "You make a better door than a window, kid," she told one reporter.”
“An advertising poster on a transit shelter makes a better door than a window, when trying to spot oncoming traffic.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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