shoo away

• Verbaler Ausdruck, der beschreibt, dass man jemanden oder etwas durch Gesten, Worte oder Handbewegungen zum Weggehen veranlasst.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making someone or something leave or go away, typically by waving or making a shooing gesture.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Drive awayinformal

   To make someone or something leave by waving hands or making sounds.

   Wegscheuchen

   • She shooed away the cat from the table.
   • He shooed away the flies with a newspaper.
   • The guard shooed away the children from the restricted area.

   Synonymechase awaydispersedrive awaydrive offfrighten offscare awayscattersend packingshoo

   Antonymeattractbeckoninvitesummonwelcome

2. Dismiss or rejectinformal

   To dismiss someone or something in a casual or impatient manner.

   Abwimmeln

   • The manager shooed away the idea of a pay raise.
   • She shooed away his concerns with a wave of her hand.
   • They shooed away the suggestion as impractical.

   Synonymebrush offchase awaydismissdrive awayrebuffsend awayshoo offspurnwave off

   Antonymeacceptembraceinvitewelcome

Grundverbshoo