Go out in the kitchen and scare some food up.
•I'll see if I can scare up somebody to fix the broken chair.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scare someone or something up — tv. to ind someone or something. (As if one were flushing wild game.) □ I have to scare a date up for Friday night. CD See if you can scare up a clean tablecloth … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scare someone away from something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare someone away from doing something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare into — ˈscare ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they scare into he/she/it scares into present participle scaring into past tense … Useful english dictionary
scare away/off — [phrasal verb] scare (someone or something) away/off or scare away/off (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to go away and stay away because of fear or because of possible trouble, difficulty, etc. The dog scared the prowler… … Useful english dictionary
scare — scare1 [ sker ] verb * transitive to make someone feel frightened or worried: I m sorry, I didn t mean to scare you. scare the life/daylights out of someone (=scare someone very much): What are you doing in there? You scared the life out of me.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scare up — transitive verb : to find by persistent effort : bring to light or get together with labor : scrape up managed to scare up enough food to fill a freight car Robert Rice scare up a light supper for unexpected guests * * * scare up 1. To beat up… … Useful english dictionary
scare into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scare into : present tense I/you/we/they scare into he/she/it scares into present participle scaring into past tense scared into past participle scared into scare someone into something to make someone feel so … English dictionary
scare something away from something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare something away from doing something — scare (someone/something) away from (something/doing something) to cause someone or something not to do something. If people are fully informed, that will increase their confidence and not scare them away from taking the drug … New idioms dictionary
scare away someone — scare away (someone/something) to cause someone or something to go or stay away. Video cameras may be helpful to police, but they do not scare away robbers. He scared them away by yelling and firing into the air … New idioms dictionary
