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beat a retreat
释义
beat a retreat
in British English
to withdraw or depart in haste
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beat a retreat
in American English
to withdraw or retreat, esp. hurriedly or in disgrace
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retreat
Examples of 'beat a retreat' in a sentence
beat a retreat
A couple of hours was usually enough, before they beat a retreat, back to where the closestthey got to rough trade was the chauffeur.
Clive Barker
THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
(
2001
)
I can still beat a retreat to my own hotel, and pretend that none of this ever happened.
Alex George
LOVE YOU MADLY
(
2001
)
He cleaved through the crowd so efficiently that, once she realized she was indeed his target, she didn't have time to beat a retreat.
Stephanie Laurens
WHOLE SECRET LOVE
(
2001
)
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