お預あずけを食くう

expression, godan verb (-u)

be kept waiting; have one's hopes postponed

Idiomatic expression derived from the image of a dog being told to wait before eating. Used when a desired outcome or reward is delayed, often by someone else's decision.

• 昇しょう進しんの話はなしはまだお預あずけを食くっている。

  The promotion talk is still being put off.

• デートの約やく束そくをドタキャンされて、お預あずけを食くった気き分ぶんだ。

  My date canceled at the last minute, so I feel like I've been left hanging.