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frighten away

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frighten someone or something away and frighten someone or something off
to scare someone or something off. The noise frightened the burglar away. Something frightened away the prowlers. The high prices frightened the shoppers off.
See also: away, frighten


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The labyrinthodon evidently thought that Ja was coming to double his portion of human flesh, so he was in no haste to pursue me to the cliff and frighten away this other tidbit.
Why frighten away the Loves and the Graces that lie hid in your smile.
After that, I began to run, singing to myself as I went, to frighten away the ghosts, my father.
 
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