| 词组 | beat a hasty retreat |
| 释义 | Idiom beat a hasty retreatbeat a (hasty) retreat to quickly leave.When the cold grows overwhelming, visitors can beat a retreat to Joe Mulligan's warm bar and restaurant. Etymology: based on the military meaning of beat a retreat (= to drum a signal to soldiers that they are to move back from a fight, usually one they have lost) beat a (hasty) retreatTo leave a place or situation quickly. I beat a hasty retreat when I saw my ex-boyfriend walk into the party. When the rain started, everyone on the field beat a retreat indoors. beat a hasty retreatIf you beat a hasty retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation. Cockburn decided it was time to beat a hasty retreat. Note: People sometimes just say that someone beats a retreat. I can still beat a retreat to my own hotel, and pretend that none of this ever happened. Note: Other adjectives such as quick and rapid are sometimes used instead of hasty. You weren't tempted to change your mind and beat a quick retreat? beat a hasty retreatwithdraw, typically in order to avoid something unpleasant.In former times, a drumbeat could be used to keep soldiers in step while they were retreating. |
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