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

糟を食う

かすをくう

to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)

芯を食う

しんをくう

to get to the heart of the matter; to get to the core

朝食を出す

ちょうしょくをだす

to serve breakfast

肩透かしを食う

かたすかしをくう

to suffer a disappointment, to miss out on something

食べかす

たべかす

leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers

けんつくを食わす

けんつくをくわす

to burst out in anger

道草を食う

みちくさをくう

to loiter (on the way), to waste time

風を食らう

かぜをくらう

to make a hasty escape, to flee helter-skelter

煽りを食う

あおりをくう

to suffer a blast or indirect blow, to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

横綱を食う

よこづなをくう

to beat a grand champion

食す

しょくす

to eat

肩透かしを食らう

かたすかしをくらう

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down

足止めを食う

あしどめをくう

to be stranded, to be forced to stay, to be obliged to stay