雲くもを霞かすみと

expression

flee like the wind; run out of sight

Idiomatic expression describing someone fleeing or disappearing very quickly, as if vanishing into clouds and mist. Often used with verbs like 逃げる or 走り去る.

• 泥どろ棒ぼうは雲くもを霞かすみと逃にげ去さった。

  The thief fled like the wind.

• 彼かれは追おっ手てから雲くもを霞かすみと走はしり去さった。

  He ran out of sight from his pursuers.