臨陣脫逃（臨陣脫逃）　

◎ 臨陣脫逃 línzhèn-tuōtáo

(1) [flee before battlebegins;run away on going into war;desert on the eve of a battle; turn the corner]∶軍人逃離戰(zhàn)場。比喻遇事畏縮不前

(2) [bugout]∶指在槍林彈雨中潛逃

不是半途潰散,便是臨陣脫逃。——清·佚名《官場維新記》