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Home / Idiom / 落荒而逃

to flee in defeat · to bolt

落荒而逃
luò huāng ér táo
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom) · fig. to suffer a crushing defeat一败涂地yī bài tú dìbattered and exhausted · stuck in a dilemma狼狈不堪láng bèi bù kānto flee from sth · to run away · to escape逃跑táo pǎolit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) · fig. everyone detests a lowlife老鼠过街，人人喊打lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ(idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat丢盔弃甲diū kuī qì jiǎ
Antonyms
to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory · to win by a landslide (in election)大获全胜dà huò quán shèng
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