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

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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.
	Some Random Idioms
lock the barn door after the horse is gone What does "lock the barn door after the horse is gone" mean?	to try to deal with something after it is too late	Now my friend wants to fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was a flood and the damage is already done.

play (someone) for (something) What does "play (someone) for (something)" mean?	to treat/handle someone as something else	He was trying to play me for a fool but I could easily see what he was doing.
pull (something) together What does "pull (something) together" mean?	to organize something, to arrange something	We were able to pull everything together and the convention was a great success.
bounce What does "bounce" mean?	leave; go; depart.	It's late, time to bounce
black and blue What does "black and blue" mean?	bruised	My shoulder was black and blue after I fell down the stairs.

Good antennae What does "Good antennae" mean?	Someone with good antennae is good at detecting things.
rally around (someone or something) What does "rally around (someone or something)" mean?	to come together to support someone or something	Everybody in the small town began to rally around the mayor when he was accused of wrongdoing.

American Idioms and Expressions

Beat A Hasty Retreat Idiom