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. 2014.
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 — (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 off something — scare off (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. In summer, when you walked through a field of dry grass, you stamped your feet to scare off snakes. A deadly outbreak of “bird flu” in Hong Kong has killed six people … 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 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 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
