you make a better door than a window
English
England
Expression
USED
On Occasion
BY
Most People
This phrase is used if somebody is blocking your view. It’s a way of asking somebody to move out of the way.
Since your body is dense, nobody can see through it - hence it being compared to a door, rather than a window - something you can see through.
“You make a better door than a window”
“Oops! Sorry, I’ll move out of the way”
Submitted August 2020
by pbkr
Confirmed by 6 people
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<h2>you make a better door than a window</h2>
<p>This phrase is used if somebody is blocking your view. It’s a way of asking somebody to move out of the way.
Since your body is dense, nobody can see through it - hence it being compared to a door, rather than a window - something you can see through. </p>