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beat a retreatphrase to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningSeeing that they were hopelessly outnumbered, the troops beat a retreat. bolt, break, bug out, flee, fly, hightail (it), retreat, run, run away, run off, skedaddle abscond, clear out, decamp, elope, escape, get (away), get out, lam, light out, make off, mizzle(chiefly British), scarper(British), scat, scram, skip (out), skirr beat it, make tracks, turn tail beard, brave, confront, dare, defy, faceabide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry |