焼きが回る

Reading

Kana: やきがまわる

Romaji: yakigamawaru

Definition

v5r

1

to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile; to lose one's edge; to go downhill

Kanji

焼

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける

Meanings: bake, burning

回

Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える

Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)の今回(こんかい)の判断(はんだん)、理解(りかい)に苦(くる)しむね。焼(や)きが回(まわ)ったということかね。

➥I have a hard time seeing the logic of this latest decision of his. He just isn't as sharp as he used to be.