泡を食う

あわをくう

to be flurried

Meanings

also 泡を喰う

  1. expression, godan verb, idiom to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

Its kanji

In sentences

唐突とうとつな質問しつもんに彼かれは泡あわを食くった。 He was confused by a sudden question. #124328