肩透かしを食う

かたすかしをくう

to suffer a disappointment, to miss out on something

肩透かし

かたすかし

dodging, parrying (questions)

肩透かしを食わせる

かたすかしをくわせる

to dodge

透かし

すかし

watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.)

風を食らう

かぜをくらう

to make a hasty escape, to flee helter-skelter

肩慣らし

かたならし

warming up, limbering up

手を透かす

てをすかす

to make oneself available

闇を透かす

やみをすかす

to peer into the darkness

肩を怒らせる

かたをいからせる かたをおこらせる

to perk up (square) one's shoulders

肩を貸す

かたをかす

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

肩を持つ

かたをもつ

to side with (someone), to support (someone)

肩を組む

かたをくむ

to place one's arm around each other's shoulders, to join shoulders

透かし絵

すかしえ

(artistic) transparency

割を食う

わりをくう

to be put at a disadvantage, to get the short end of the stick

飯を食う

めしをくう

to have a meal; to eat

人を食う

ひとをくう

to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude

年を食う

としをくう

to grow older, to advance in age, to be very aged

泡を食う

あわをくう

to be flurried, to be confused, to lose one's head

霞を食う

かすみをくう

to live on air