Beat a hasty retreat and Take flight

Take flight and beat a hasty retreat are semantically related in run away to escape topic. In some cases you can use "Take flight" instead a verb phrase "Beat a hasty retreat".

Take flight verb - Run away quickly.

Beat a hasty retreat and take flight are semantically related in flee topic. You can use "Beat a hasty retreat" instead a verb phrase "Take flight", if it concerns topics such as run away to escape.