Lingaku- to suffer a disappointment; to feel let downidiomatic expression
- to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slipidiomatic expression
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'u' ending
Forms
- 肩透かしを食う【かたすかしをくう】
- 肩すかしを食う【かたすかしをくう】
- 肩透かしを喰う【かたすかしをくう】
- 肩すかしを喰う【かたすかしをくう】
- 肩透かしをくう【かたすかしをくう】
- 肩すかしをくう【かたすかしをくう】
- かたすかしをくう
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down
- to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
This expression is used when someone feels disappointed or let down by someone else's actions or by an unexpected outcome.
This phrase refers to situations where someone tries to confront or challenge another person, but that other person skillfully avoids the confrontation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かたすかしをくう肩透かしを食うto suffer a disappointment; to feel let downかたすかし肩透かしをくらう喰らうto suffer a disappointment; to feel let downてき敵にかたすかしをくう肩透かしを食うto be sidestepped by the enemyきたい期待したかたすかしをくう肩透かしを食うto feel let down by high expectationsたくみ巧みにかたすかし肩透かしをいれる入れるto skillfully sidestep an attackかたすかし肩透かしにあう遭うto be taken by surprise; to be caught off guardしあい試合でかたすかしをくった肩透かしを食ったto be disappointed in the matchかたすかし肩透かしがいたい痛いto feel hurt by being let downかたすかし肩透かしをうける受けるto receive a disappointment; to be sidestepped