?打退堂鼓

... as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 VOA流行美语 坚持到底勇敢尝试 beat a retreat 打退堂鼓 ...

?溜走

... retreat 撤退，指大规模的撤退 beat a retreat 溜走 clutching 现在分词做伴随状况状语 ...

?撤退

... beach retreat 海滩后退; 滩地后退 beat a retreat 撤退, 放弃 beating retreat 鸣金收兵 ...

?古时官吏退堂时要击鼓

... [ draught ] 过堂风 [ back out;beat a retreat;draw in one's horn ] 古时官吏退堂时要击鼓。比喻做事时畏难退缩 [ cathedral ] 任何非主教座堂的规模大的教堂或重要教堂 ...