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Frighten off   /frˈaɪtən ɔf/   Listen
Frighten off

verb
1.
Cause to lose courage.  Synonyms: dash, daunt, frighten away, pall, scare, scare away, scare off.





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"Frighten off" Quotes from Famous Books



... for him from such fellows as you, and the only thing he can do when he does catch one of you is to make an example of him. That's what I am going to do. I am going to make an example of you. I am going to nail you up as people nail up dead crows to frighten off the live ones. It is my intention to give this to the papers to-night, and you know what they will do ...
— Cinderella - And Other Stories • Richard Harding Davis


Words linked to "Frighten off" :   intimidate, restrain


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