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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.I can still beat a retreat to my own hotel, and pretend that none of this ever happened.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.

单词	beat a retreat
释义	beat a retreat in British English to withdraw or depart in haste See full dictionary entry for beat beat a retreat in American English to withdraw or retreat, esp. hurriedly or in disgrace See full dictionary entry for 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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