shoo off

• Partikelverb, das verwendet wird, um das Verscheuchen oder Wegtreiben von jemandem oder etwas zu bezeichnen, oft durch eine Geste oder den Ausruf „schsch“.

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

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Drive awayinformal

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

   Wegscheuchen

   • She shooed off the pigeons from the balcony.
   • The farmer shooed off the stray dogs from the field.
   • He shooed off the children who were playing too close to the construction site.

   Synonymechase awaydispersedrive awayfrighten awayscare awayscare offshoo

   Antonymeattractbeckonsummon

Grundverbshoo