echar la casa por la ventana

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to throw the house out of the window”. === Verb === echar la casa por la ventana (first-person singular present echo la casa por la ventana, first-person singular preterite eché la casa por la ventana, past participle echado la casa por la ventana) (idiomatic) to push the boat out Synonym: tirar la casa por la ventana === Further reading === “echar la casa por la ventana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025