風かぜを食くらう

expression, godan verb (-u)

flee hastily; make a quick escape

Idiomatic expression meaning to run away quickly, often in a panicked or hurried manner. The image is of fleeing so fast that one 'eats the wind'.

• 警けい察さつが来くる前まえに、泥どろ棒ぼうは風かぜを食くらった。

  The thief fled hastily before the police arrived.

• 彼かれは借しゃっ金きん取とりを見みると、すぐに風かぜを食くらった。

  As soon as he saw the debt collector, he made a quick escape.