scare away

Verb

Meaning

cause to lose courage

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When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Burn not your house to scare away the mice. English Proverb

dashed by the refusal Source: Internet

Above all, he shouldn’t scare away wavering voters, either with a memory lapse or by advocating a far-left position, like free health care for illegal immigrants. Source: Internet

Acoustic harassment devices and acoustic deterrent devices used by aquaculture facilities to scare away marine mammals emit loud and noxious underwater sounds. Source: Internet

He said the abductors shot several times into the air to scare away villagers and many were forced to pass the night in the bushes for safety. Source: Internet

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