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逃げる にげる N4

  1. to break out; to escape; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to run away; to take cover
  2. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to back away; to dodge; to evade; to shirk
  3. to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win); to win without being overtaken
  4. to be lost (e.g. of flavor); to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent)
  5. to fail to hold an ideal posture

逃げるが勝ち にげるがかち

  1. discretion is the better part of valor; fleeing is winning; he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day

三十六計逃げるに如かず さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかず

  1. the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

裸足で逃げる はだしでにげる

  1. to be no match (for someone); to be put to shame (of an expert); to run away barefoot

命からがら いのちからがら

  1. barely escaping alive; for dear life

蜘蛛の子を散らす くものこをちらす

  1. to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

跡白浪 あとしらなみ

  1. wake (of a ship)
  2. going missing without a trace
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