行いき倒だおれ

noun

collapsing in the street; person dead in the street

Refers to the act of collapsing from exhaustion, illness, or starvation while traveling, or to the resulting dead body. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、行いき倒だおれになる旅たび人びとも少すくなくなかった。

  In the Edo period, it was not uncommon for travelers to collapse and die on the road.

• 道みち端ばたに行いき倒だおれの人ひとが倒たおれていた。

  A person was lying dead on the side of the road.