Meaning of make a better door than a window | Babel Free
Definitions
To obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Português
não és transparente
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.