HyperDic: beat_a_retreat

English > 1 sense of the expression beat a retreat:
VERBmotionbeat a retreatdepart hastily
English > beat a retreat: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaningdepart hastily.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broaderdepart, take leave, quitgo away or leave
Spanishbatirse en retirada

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