待まちぼうけを食くう

expression, godan verb (-u)

wait in vain; be stood up; wait only to be disappointed

Idiomatic expression for waiting for someone or something that never comes, often with a sense of frustration or wasted time. The verb 食う adds a rough, colloquial tone.

See also: 待ちぼうけ

• 友とも達だちが来こなくて、一いち時じ間かんも待まちぼうけを食くった。

  My friend didn't show up, and I waited in vain for a whole hour.

• 約やく束そくの時じ間かんに誰だれも来こなくて、待まちぼうけを食くわされた。

  Nobody came at the promised time, and I was left waiting in vain.