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beating a retreat
phrase
present participle of beat a retreat
Synonyms & Antonyms of beating a retreat
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
- Seeing that they were hopelessly outnumbered, the troops beat a retreat.
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Words Related to beating a retreat
- 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
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“Beating a retreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beating%20a%20retreat. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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