Beat A Hasty Retreat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Beat A Hasty Retreat Idiom mean?

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beat a hasty retreat What does beat a hasty retreat mean?	to retreat or withdraw very quickly	The soldiers beat a hasty retreat when the guerrillas attacked them.
beat a hasty retreat What does beat a hasty retreat mean?	to retreat or withdraw very quickly	The soldiers beat a hasty retreat when the guerrillas attacked them.
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Beat A Hasty Retreat Idiom