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[idiom] a wise man knows when to retreat

  1. brave man
    a person of courage and integrity; a hero or an upright, strong person
  2. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. to suffer an immediate loss
    To suffer a loss, injury, or embarrassment in one's current situation or in the heat of the moment.