Examples of 'beat a retreat' in a sentence
Meaning of "beat a retreat"
beat a retreat: To quickly and hastily withdraw from a situation or place out of fear, embarrassment, or a desire to avoid confrontation
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- To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
How to use "beat a retreat" in a sentence
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beat a retreat
It will caused him to beat a retreat and return to me.
Even that Neanderthal man is in love whereas you always beat a retreat.
I shall beat a retreat.
But one day later the Prussians beat a retreat.
The dolphins wisely beat a retreat just in the nick of time.
Other performance indicators covered in the survey also beat a retreat in December.
They hastily beat a retreat but the creature followed them.
Whereas you always beat a retreat.
Beat a retreat until I get this area cleared out.
We had no choice but to beat a retreat.
The two sides therefore beat a retreat and this brought the old conflict to an end . ".
I am afraid I need to beat a retreat.
The rapporteur had to beat a retreat and contented herself with 20 recitals.
They are no longer creatures that have been abandoned, but those who mentally beat a retreat.
If overwhelmed, he will beat a retreat back to his starting point.
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There were lots of those Cossacks - We were forced to beat a retreat.
But it's a good place to beat a retreat from. The roads are clearing, Well, the snow!
This little chap is clearly not going to give up, so I will beat a retreat.
We were forced to beat a retreat.
The city of Oran resisted two attacks, forcing the sultan to beat a retreat.
I was all the more great since I decided to beat a retreat when the time came.
The Civil Guard intervene armed with rifles, but again beat a retreat.
But it 's a good place to beat a retreat from.
Before the world's angriest man found out Hammond and I decided to beat a retreat.
Aye. You would best beat a retreat.
Nevertheless, Portuguese and British troops, under the command of Lord Wellington, beat a retreat.
The roads are clearing, but it 's a good place to beat a retreat from.
Here, it is your turn. As I have given away my strategy, I beat a retreat.
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Examples of using Retreat
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We need to retreat and minimize collateral damage
We will speak again after your retreat
Pawn just retreat when it scare of death
Examples of using Beat
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My heart starts to beat to beat the band
Beat playing with the other kids
I would not want to beat up my friends either
