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in retreat

in retreat prepositional phrase: synonym of on the run (“at a disadvantage”).

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of on the run (“at a disadvantage”).
    Synonyms:
    on the run

Synonyms of in retreat

Questions about in retreat

What does in retreat mean?
In retreat means synonym of on the run (“at a disadvantage”).
What part of speech is in retreat?
In retreat is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in retreat in the dictionary

  1. in relation to
  2. in rem
  3. in reserve
  4. in respect
  5. in respect of
  6. in retreat
  7. in retrospect
  8. in return
  9. in reverse
  10. in right of
  11. in rilievo

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