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• scare somebody away — ˌscare sbaˈway/ˈoff derived to make sb go away by frightening them • They managed to scare the bears away. Main entry: ↑scarederived …   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

• 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 the pants off somebody — bore, scare, etc. the ˈpants off sb idiom (informal) to make sb extremely bored, frightened, etc. Main entry: ↑pantsidiom …   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

• bore the pants off somebody — bore, scare, etc. the ˈpants off sb idiom (informal) to make sb extremely bored, frightened, etc. Main entry: ↑pantsidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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