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肩かた透すかしを食くらう
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
Idiomatic
1. to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down
2. to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
Kanji used
肩
shoulder
透
transparent
食
eat
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Conjugations...Used in: 198
Composed of
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)