"retreat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- If overwhelmed, he will beat a retreat back to his starting point.
- An attempt will be made to beat a retreat before the building goes up.
- All the others had beat a quick retreat from danger.
- They beat a retreat up the steps and into the station.
- If he brings a large force, we'll beat a retreat and think up another plot.
- Unfortunately it was beating a retreat away from me, so no photo.
- Actually, I had been preparing to beat a retreat, but this guy wasn't about to leave me that choice.
- All for later; she beat a quick retreat to the lab.
- Or one can do as we did, and beat a temporary retreat.
- Thus, he had to beat a retreat with 31 R5e3.
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