| 词汇 | retreat hell |
| 词源 | Retreat, hell! A remark made by Major General Oliver Prince Smith, 1st Marine Division commander during the Korean conflict when his division was retreating from North Korea. The full quote is: “Retreat, hell! We’re not retreating, we’re just advancing in a different direction.” Said a U.S. reconnaissance pilot looking down on the same bloody retreat: “This hurts. It hurts where I can’t scratch.” See devil dogs. |
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