肩透かし

かたすかし【肩透かし】

¶質問に～を食わせる

dodge ［evade］ O's question.

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かたすかし【肩透かし】

1 【相撲】 an under-shoulder swing-down. [⇒すもう (さし絵)]

2 〔相手をうまくかわすこと〕 neatly dodging [sidestepping].

●(彼女を)真剣にくどいてもいつも肩透かしにあう. I'm serious about trying to win her over, but she always finds a way to frustrate me.

●肩透かしをくわせる neatly dodge [sidestep]

・肩透かしをくう be neatly sidestepped; 《口》 be totally faked

・市長は多忙とかで姿を見せず, われわれはなんだか肩透かしをくったような気がした. The mayor never came out of his office. Too busy, we were told. We got the feeling that he'd given us the dodge.