大おお阪さかの食くい倒だおれ

expression

ruining oneself financially by overspending on food and drink; Osaka's fabled tendency to eat until one goes broke

A set phrase describing the stereotypical Osaka trait of spending so lavishly on food and drink that one ruins one's finances. Often contrasted with 京の着倒れ (Kyoto's tendency to overspend on clothing).

See also: 京の着倒れ · 食い倒れ

• 「大おお阪さかの食くい倒だおれ」ということわざは、大おお阪さか人じんが食たべ物ものにお金かねを使つかいすぎることを表あらわしている。

  The saying 'Osaka no kuidaore' expresses that Osakans spend too much money on food.