beat a retreat

beat a retreat
اِنْسَحَبَ (من)‏ \ beat a retreat: to retreat: The thief beat a hasty retreat when he saw my fierce dog. evacuate: to empty; leave: Everybody evacuated the town when the army approached. retreat: to move back, away from an enemy or from trouble: The army retreated from the enemy. withdraw: to draw back; move back: He withdrew from the race when he hurt his foot. When the enemy attacked, we withdrew to the fort. back out: to fail to do sth. after having promised or agreed to do it: He wants to back out of our agreement. drop out: to stop taking part: He dropped out of the race when he hurt his foot.

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  • beat a retreat — index quit (evacuate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • beat a retreat — {v. phr.} 1. To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back. * /The Redcoats drums were beating a retreat./ 2. To run away. * /They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few./ * /The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat a retreat — {v. phr.} 1. To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back. * /The Redcoats drums were beating a retreat./ 2. To run away. * /They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few./ * /The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat\ a\ retreat — v. phr. 1. To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back. The Redcoats drums were beating a retreat. 2. To run away. They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few. The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming. Compare …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat a retreat — to leave a place because it is dangerous or unpleasant. When the cold grows overwhelming, visitors can beat a retreat to Joe Mulligan s warm saloon. When we saw the police arriving we beat a hasty retreat …   New idioms dictionary

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