make a better door than a window: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- (Humorous or insulting) To be more suited to blocking an opening or acting as a barrier than to serving as a transparent means of seeing through; implying bulkiness, obstructiveness, or physical size.
- Figuratively, to be more useful as an impediment or gatekeeper than as an observer or source of openness.
Examples
BetaWith his broad shoulders and sturdy frame, Mike would make a better door than a window.
With his broad shoulders and sturdy frame, Mike would make a better door than a window.
The old cabinet looks so bulky; honestly, it makes a better door than a window in that space.
The old cabinet looks so bulky; honestly, it makes a better door than a window in that space.
She joked that the new sofa was more useful as a door than a window because it blocked the entire hallway.
She joked that the new sofa was more useful as a door than a window because it blocked the entire hallway.
The large, heavy curtains make a better door than a window, completely blocking the sunlight.
The large, heavy curtains make a better door than a window, completely blocking the sunlight.
Examples:
- EN: You make a better door than a window.ES: Haces mejores puertas que ventanas.ES: Te va más ser puerta que ser ventana.ES: - No eres transparente.ID: - Aku tak bisa melihat menembusmu.
- EN: Yeah, you make a better door than a window, and you're fat!ES: Claro,eres una mejor puerta que ventana y eres gordo
- EN: You make a better door than a window, okay?ES: La carne de burro no es transparente, ¿vale?ID: Kau lebih baik jadi pintu daripada jendela.
- EN: Watch my knee. We make a better door than a window, don't we?ID: - Lebih baik lewat jendela ya.
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