run (someone) off

to force someone to leave suddenly.

Barlow wouldn't leave, so she ran him off by threatening to call the police.

Dad tried to run off some people who were camping on our land, but they wouldn't leave.

• be up there with someone
• be up there with something
• be up the spout
• be up to ears in
• be up to ears in something
• be up to eyeballs in
• be up to eyeballs in something
• be up to eyes in
• be up to eyes in something
• be up to much
• be up to neck in
• be up to neck in something
• be up to no good
• be up to scratch
• be up to the mark
• be up to your ears in
• be up to your ears in something
• be up to your eyeballs in
• be up to your eyeballs in something
• be up to your eyes in
• be up to your eyes in something
• be up to your neck in
• be up to your neck in something
• be up with the lark
• be waiting in the wings