裸足はだしで逃にげる

expression, ichidan verb

be put to shame (of an expert); be no match for

Idiomatic expression meaning that even an expert is so outclassed they would flee barefoot in shame. Often used in the pattern 〜も裸足で逃げる or 〜は裸足で逃げ出す. The literal meaning 'to run away barefoot' is the basis of the idiom.

See also: 裸足で逃げ出す

• 彼かれの料りょう理りの腕うで前まえには、プロのシェフも裸足はだしで逃にげる。

  Even a professional chef would be put to shame by his cooking skills.

• あの子この記き憶おく力りょくはすごくて、大人おとなも裸足はだしで逃にげるほどだ。

  That child's memory is so amazing that even adults are no match for it.