scare away



scare someone or something away (from someone or something)

to frighten someone or something away from someone or something. He put on a gruff exterior to scare everyone away from him. The bear scared away a lot of people from the campground.
See also: away, scare

scare away somebody/something

also scare somebody/something away
to cause someone or something to go or stay away scare off somebody/something 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.
See also: away, scare

scare away

or scare off
v.
To cause someone or something to leave or to stay away due to fear: The kidnappings have scared tourists away. The farmer put up a scarecrow to scare away the birds.
See also: away, scare

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CupidKYOO-pəd (English)Roman Mythology
RobertRAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
&Thorn;ÓRnÝ-Ancient Scandinavian
TalithaTAL-i-thə (English)Biblical
Pipaluk-Native American, Greenlandic
LottaLOT-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish