beat a hasty retreat

Speech parts

1. beat a hasty retreat - Verb

2. beat a hasty retreat - Phrase

Meaning

beat a hasty retreat (third-person singular simple present beats a hasty retreat, present participle beating a hasty retreat, simple past beat a hasty retreat, past participle beaten a hasty retreat)

To leave as quickly as possible.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

levant take-off take flight abscond run away fall back bug out dash off turn tail skeed

Antonyms

stay bide hold on set upon beat back stay put

Words in the phrase

beat a hasty retreat

Close letter words and terms

beasty beat beat a dead horse beat a hasty retreat from beat a quick retreat beat a retreat