scare away

scare away
phr verb
Scare away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑investor

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  • scare\ away — • scare away • scare off v. phr. To cause to flee; frighten away. Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage …   Словарь американских идиом

  • scare away — (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. Video cameras may be helpful to police, but they do not scare away robbers. He scared them away by yelling and firing into the air …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare away — phrasal verb scare away or scare off [transitive] Word forms scare away : present tense I/you/we/they scare away he/she/it scares away present participle scaring away past tense scared away past participle scared away 1) to make someone feel so… …   English dictionary

  • scare away — verb cause to lose courage dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑frighten away, ↑scare • …   Useful english dictionary

  • scare away/off — [phrasal verb] scare (someone or something) away/off or scare away/off (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to go away and stay away because of fear or because of possible trouble, difficulty, etc. The dog scared the prowler… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scare away someone — scare away (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. Video cameras may be helpful to police, but they do not scare away robbers. He scared them away by yelling and firing into the air …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare away something — scare away (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. Video cameras may be helpful to police, but they do not scare away robbers. He scared them away by yelling and firing into the air …   New idioms dictionary

  • scare away — or[off] {v. phr.} To cause to flee; frighten away. * /Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • scare away — or[off] {v. phr.} To cause to flee; frighten away. * /Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • scare away — see scare off 1) …   English dictionary

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