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He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off.
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The high prices have frightened off many customers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
frighten somebody away — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… … Useful english dictionary
frighten somebody away from something — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… … Useful english dictionary
frighten off — verb cause to lose courage dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑scare away, ↑frighten away, ↑scare • … Useful english dictionary
frighten away — verb cause to lose courage (Freq. 1) dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑scare away, ↑scare … Useful english dictionary
run off — verb 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2) The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drive off — verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 2) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scare off — verb cause to lose courage (Freq. 2) dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑scare away, ↑frighten away, ↑scare … Useful english dictionary
chill — chill1 [tʃıl] n 1.) [singular] a feeling of coldness ▪ There was a slight chill in the air . morning/autumnal/January etc chill ▪ Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window. chill of ▪ He sat in the chill of the evening, staring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of gestures — Further information: Gesture People often use gestures during heated or tense arguments, such as at this political demonstration. Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actio … Wikipedia
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
