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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

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"I'm not feeling well," said the Scarecrow, with a smile, "for it is very tedious being perched up here night and day to scare away crows. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context It warn't no trouble to see that he WANTED to talk about it, but always along at first he would scare away from it when he got on the very edge of it, and go to talking about something else. Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context There is yet, in the Temple, something of a clerkly monkish atmosphere, which public offices of law have not disturbed, and even legal firms have failed to scare away. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context			say to say to face say to oneself say uncle Say what? Say when saying Says me! Says who? Says you! scab over scale scale back scale down scale to scale up scales scamper scamper along scamper away scar over scarce scarce as hen's teeth scarcely scare scare away scare away from scare off scare out of scare stiff scare the hell out of scare the pants off scare the shit out of scare to death scare up scared shitless scared silly scared stiff scared to death scarf scarf down scarf out scatter scatter about and scatter around scavenge for scenario scene scent scent blood schedule scheme			scarcer than hen's teeth scarcest scarcest scarcest SCARCH scarcities scarcities scarcities scarcity scarcity scarcity Scarcity Pricing Scarcity rent Scarcity rent Scarcity rent Scarcity value SCARD SCARD SCARDA Scardafella inca SCARDB Scardinius Scardinius erythrophthalmus Scardinius erythrophthalmus scare scare scare scare scare scare scare away scare away from Scare marks scare off scare off scare one out of mind scare one out of wits scare or an animal out scare or an animal to death scare out scare out of scare out of a year's growth scare out of wits scare quote Scare quotes scare someone or an animal out scare someone or an animal to death scare stiff scare story scare the bejeezus out scare the daylights out of scare the hell out of scare the life out of scare the living daylights out of scare the living daylights out of someone scare the pants off scare the pants off

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