scare away

scare away or off {v. phr.}

To cause to flee; frighten away.

Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage.

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scare out of one's wits

[scare out of one's wits] or [scare stiff] or [scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. * /The owl's hooting scared him out of his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

scare up

[scare up] or [scrape up] {v.}, {informal} To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. * /The boy scared up enough money to go to college./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

daylight

[daylight] See: [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS] or [SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF], [SEE DAYLIGHT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[stiff] See: [KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP], [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS] or [SCARE STIFF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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