scare off
phrasal verbscare somebody away/off
- to make somebody go away by frightening them
- They managed to scare the bears away.
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scare somebody off
- to make somebody afraid of or nervous about doing something, especially without intending to
- Rising prices are scaring customers off.
- His name scares off a lot of people.