beat a retreat
phrase
as in retreat
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
Seeing that they were hopelessly outnumbered, the troops beat a retreat.
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“Beat a retreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20a%20retreat. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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