Timeline for "He leaned into the window to kiss her" and "to climb out of / into the window to get “out of" or “into" the house?
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| Jul 5, 2020 at 0:34 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Jul 4, 2020 at 15:05 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | It's not wrong to say 'leaned into the window', but the consensus seems to be that 'in through' or 'in at the window' are more idiomatic. | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 14:37 | comment | added | Tom | English prepositions are tricky. So, we can say "he learned out of the window" but not "he leaned into the window" meaning "his head got through the window", can't we? | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 13:55 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | If the window was already opened, to "lean into" or "lean through" would also be fine. | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 13:29 | history | answered | Kate Bunting | CC BY-SA 4.0 |