shoo away

• Verbo usado para indicar o ato de fazer alguém ou algo ir embora ou se afastar, geralmente com um gesto de mão ou movimento de afastamento.

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.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Drive awayinformal

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

   Espantar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoschase awaydispersedrive awaydrive offfrighten offscare awayscattersend packingshoo

   Antônimosattractbeckoninvitesummonwelcome

2. Dismiss or rejectinformal

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

   Dispensar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbrush offchase awaydismissdrive awayrebuffsend awayshoo offspurnwave off

   Antônimosacceptembraceinvitewelcome

Verbo baseshoo