scare away

Authorities have deployed drones and cameras, set traps and used firecrackers to scare away the wolves.

In some places, proposals for new fees or visitor rules have drawn opposition from residents, who fear they might scare away the tourists who bolster the local economy.

It had scared away the woman he planned to marry.

Far too often, he said, churches and pastors have become complacent, or have been scared away from political engagement by federal rules that prohibit churches from overt political activity.

Maybe insane is what it takes to scare away someone like Gillicut.