- frighten sb away/off
- phr.v. исплашува (птици/крадец); брка, обесхрабрува (купувачи/клиенти/инвеститори): The alarm frightened the burglars away Алармот ги исплаши крадците
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frighten sb away/off
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frighten away/off — [phrasal verb] frighten (someone or something) away/off : to cause (someone or something) to go away or stay away because of fear The dog frightened the prowler away. Tourists have been frightened off by the violence in the city. • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
ˌfrighten sb/sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to make a person or animal so afraid that they run away … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
frighten somebody away — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… … Useful english dictionary
frighten something away — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… … Useful english dictionary
frighten somebody away from something — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… … Useful english dictionary
frighten something away from something — ˌfrighten sb/sthaˈway/ˈoff | ˌfrighten sb/sth aˈway from sth derived 1. to make a person or an animal go away by making them feel afraid • He threatened the intruders with a gun and frightened them off. 2. to make sb afraid or nervous so that… … Useful english dictionary
frighten away — or frighten off 1) PHRASAL VERB If you frighten away a person or animal or frighten them off, you make them afraid so that they run away or stay some distance away from you. [V P n (not pron)] The fishermen said the company s seismic survey was… … English dictionary
frighten away — phrasal verb frighten away or frighten off [transitive] Word forms frighten away : present tense I/you/we/they frighten away/off he/she/it frightens away/off present participle frightening away/off past tense frightened away/off past participle… … English dictionary
frighten off — phrasal verb frighten away or frighten off [transitive] Word forms frighten away : present tense I/you/we/they frighten away/off he/she/it frightens away/off present participle frightening away/off past tense frightened away/off past participle… … English dictionary
frighten — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel afraid: Don t stand so near the edge, you re frightening me! | frighten sb to death/frighten sb out of their wits (=make someone feel extremely afraid): She ll be frightened to death when she sees the way you drive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
frighten — frightenable, adj. frightener, n. frighteningly, adv. /fruyt n/, v.t. 1. to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare. 2. to drive (usually fol. by away, off, etc.) by scaring: to frighten away pigeons from the roof. v.i. 3 … Universalium
