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beating a retreatphrasepresent participle of beat a retreat to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningSeeing that they were hopelessly outnumbered, the troops beat a retreat. bolting, breaking, bugging out, fleeing, flying, hightailing (it), retreating, running, running away, running off, skedaddling absconding, clearing out, decamping, eloping, escaping, getting (away), getting out, lamming, lighting out, making off, mizzling(chiefly British), scarpering(British), scatting, scramming, skipping (out), skirring beating it, making tracks, turning tail bearding, braving, confronting, daring, defying, facingabiding, dwelling, hanging around, lingering, remaining, staying, sticking around, tarrying |