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ESLPod_0940_WE_1555 Ending Excessive Spending In this podcast, the word "retreat" means a long meeting held outside of the office where people normally work, often for strategic planning or teambuilding, and often with opportunities for relaxation and enjoyment: "This year's faculty retreat will be held the weekend before school starts." When talking about an army, a "retreat" is a backward movement of troops (soldiers) who are losing a battle: "After hundreds of soldiers were killed, the survivors went into full retreat." The phrase "to beat a retreat" means to leave a place very quickly: "When the police started arriving, the teenagers beat a retreat." Finally, a "retreat" can also be when someone changes his or her mind because other people disliked an idea: "Voters made it clear that the politician would need to retreat from his position, or risk losing his elected position."

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ESLPod 940 retreat Business | Money

Id	ESLPod_0940_WE_1555
Episode Id	ESLPod 940
Episode Title	Ending Excessive Spending
Phrase	retreat
Text	In this podcast, the word "retreat" means a long meeting held outside of the office where people normally work, often for strategic planning or teambuilding, and often with opportunities for relaxation and enjoyment: "This year's faculty retreat will be held the weekend before school starts." When talking about an army, a "retreat" is a backward movement of troops (soldiers) who are losing a battle: "After hundreds of soldiers were killed, the survivors went into full retreat." The phrase "to beat a retreat" means to leave a place very quickly: "When the police started arriving, the teenagers beat a retreat." Finally, a "retreat" can also be when someone changes his or her mind because other people disliked an idea: "Voters made it clear that the politician would need to retreat from his position, or risk losing his elected position."
Topics	Business \| Money

Retreat Eslpod Means Held People Losing Beat Ending