noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. preparing to flee, being ready to run away.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
逃げ腰 にげごし
逃腰
逃腰 にげごし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

escape, flee, shirk
に.げる のが.す トウ (Early Jr. High, N3)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
loins, hips, waist
こし ヨウ うすぐ (Early Jr. High, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
need, main point, essence
ヨウ い.る かなめ (4th, N3)
variant of radical 146
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)