- scare something up
- informal manage to find or obtain something
for a price, the box office can usually scare up a pair of tickets
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
scare something up
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scare something up — informal, chiefly N. Amer. find or obtain something. → scare … English new terms dictionary
scare something away from something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare something away from doing something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare — verb 1》 cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten. ↘(scare someone away/off) drive or keep someone away by frightening them. ↘become scared. 2》 (scare something up) informal, chiefly N. Amer. find or obtain something. noun a sudden… … English new terms dictionary
scare into — ˈscare ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they scare into he/she/it scares into present participle scaring into past tense … 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 someone away from something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare someone away from doing something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare up something — scare up (something) to find or obtain something that is not easily available. At the very least, I m sure he ll have some original ideas on how to scare up some cash. We discovered it was impossible to scare up an audience for the game … 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
