scare away/off
phrasal verb
scared away/off; scaring away/off; scares away/off
: 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 away.
The noise scared off the birds.
Tourists have been scared off by the recent violence in the city.
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Advertisement The official response from the city of Los Angeles is that residents can clear brush from around their homes, bang pots and pans to scare away coyotes and overall coexist with the wild animals, according to an information campaign directed at the neighborhood.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Dress Code To scare away the Nain Rouge, elaborate costumes are encouraged.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
The rise of a nationalistic government could scare off foreign investors and put French companies in a difficult situation to borrow money because interest rates will inevitably go up.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Pixar‘s Inside Out 2 stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its third weekend with a hearty $57.4 million, enough to scare off Paramount‘s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One after a closer-than-expected race.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Dress Code To scare away the Nain Rouge, elaborate costumes are encouraged.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
The rise of a nationalistic government could scare off foreign investors and put French companies in a difficult situation to borrow money because interest rates will inevitably go up.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Pixar‘s Inside Out 2 stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its third weekend with a hearty $57.4 million, enough to scare off Paramount‘s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One after a closer-than-expected race.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2024
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“Scare away/off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scare%20away%2Foff. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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