beat a retreat|beat|retreat イディオム
beat a retreat|beat|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: BACK DOWN, FALL BACK.beat a retreat|beat|retreat
v. phr. 1. To accord a signal, esp. by assault a drum, to go back. The Redcoats' drums were assault a retreat. 2. To run away. They exhausted a retreat back they saw that they were too few. The cat exhausted a hasty retreat back he saw the dog coming.
Compare: BACK DOWN, FALL BACK. Dictionary