beat a hasty retreat (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To leave as quickly as possible.
Forms:
form: beats a hasty retreat
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: beating a hasty retreat
tags: participle
present
form: beat a hasty retreat
tags: past
form: beaten a hasty retreat
tags: participle
past