This is the 9630th most frequent Japanese word.
肩透かし
A feeling of disappointment or being let down after an expectation is not met.
In this sentence, '肩透かし' refers to a situation that was disappointing or misleading, implying an unfulfilled expectation.
彼の言ったことが確かに肩透かしだった。
What he said was certainly misleading.
Here, '肩透かし' indicates the speaker's disappointment with the movie, as it failed to meet expectations.
私はその映画に肩透かしを食らった気分だ。
I feel like I was let down by that movie.
In this usage, '肩透かし的' describes the explanation as lacking clarity or directness, leading to an unachieved goal of deeper understanding.